Discussion Quotes

721 Discussion quotes by 611 unique authors

We often confuse spiritual knowledge with spiritual attainment. Spirituality is not a matter of knowing scriptures and engaging in philosophical discussions. It is a matter… — Mahatma Gandhi
True negotiation takes place when each side respects the other, and their point of view, and enters into the discussion positively. If you are determined… — Tony Buzan
More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort… — James Levine
Spending when the math's not there and the numbers aren't there and if they look in the social security trust fund, it's filled with IOUs… — Ben Quayle
The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion in America, was that despite spending $600 billion a year on the military, despite having the best… — Michael Hastings
My interests were aroused, and my faith in the cliches of the subject destroyed, as so often with other subjects, by the discussions with my… — George Stigler
I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the issues under discussion,… — Nelson Mandela
I would make my job a work of art. I would like whatever it is that I'm doing - everyone's experience of me, everyone's interaction… — John Denver
Being gay is a natural normal beautiful variation on being human. Period. End of subject. Therefore, any argument which says differently is an immoral supremacist… — Larry Kramer
I was the type who looked at discussions of What Is Truth only with a view toward correcting the manuscript. If you were to quote… — Umberto Eco
Political correctness kills discussion. — Lars von Trier
The law says if you poison the water, you’ll die. The law says that if you poison the air, you’ll suffer. The law says if… — Oren Lyons
To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing… — John Stuart Mill
It matters not whether you win the race or not but that you cross the finish line with a smile and a bit of a… — Pat McBride
I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy… — Juan Cole
I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. — Nelson Mandela
Our best comes out when we have honest discussions. — Fernando Flores
The real problem, both in discussions of mass shootings and in discussions of gun control, is that too many people are too committed to a… — Thomas Sowell
No advocate of reason can claim the right to force his ideas on others. No advocate of the free mind can claim the right to… — Ayn Rand
In the lead-up to the launch of my new book I Was Here, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about depression and suicide and mental… — Gayle Forman
One of the aspects I like about the film is that there is a kind of emotional, psychological discussion during the storytelling, ... Before taking… — Keanu Reeves
What I want is the world to remember the problems and the people I photograph. What I want is to create a discussion about what… — Sebastiao Salgado
In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle. — C. E. M. Joad
As an artist, even if you are putting out something really dark and disturbing, that's good because it's opening a discussion. Always in the back… — Shaun Tan
Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really… — Bill Hybels

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