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721 Discussion quotes by 611 unique authors

In our discussions here at the forum there was no trace of the futile debate about what is better, capitalism or socialism...We should seek a… — Mikhail Gorbachev
As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect the reality of… — Huangbo Xiyun
I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important… — E. P. Thompson
Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been well done in art or poetry, to discriminate between what is more and what… — Walter Pater
What the nation's built on is discussion, contradiction and growth, and at the moment you can't discuss anything. If you do start to discuss it,… — Donald Sutherland
And yet I would not freely exchange my science for those of my fellow laureates. They are forever confined in their professional discussions to the… — George Stigler
I want to block some common misunderstandings about understanding: In many of these discussions one finds a lot of fancy footwork about the word understanding. — John Searle
So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the… — Betty Buckley
All discussion of the ultimate nature of things must necessarily be barren unless we have some extraneous standards against which to compare them. — James Jeans
We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan — Daniel Fried
Where suspicion fills the air and holds scholars in line for fear of their jobs, there can be no exercise of the free intellect. Supineness… — William O. Douglas
What chiefly distinguishes the daily press is its incurable fear of ideas, its constant effort to evade the discussion of fundamentals by translating all issues… — H. L. Mencken
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at… — Pericles
I do not make films which are prescriptive, and I do not make films that are conclusive. You do not walk out of my films… — Mike Leigh
Hence the sterile, uninspiring futility of a great many theoretical discussions of ethics, and the resentment which many people feel towards such discussions: moral principles… — Ayn Rand
Reserved people often really need the frank discussion of their sentiments and griefs more than the expansive. The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all, and… — Charlotte Bronte
We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent or self-satisfied; they are, if… — Abraham Flexner
This time, there have been a lot of interesting discussions about the subject matter, and I've had a good time talking about it. And in… — Leonard Nimoy
The stage, the screen, the novel, casual conversation, the street discussion, and too often the fireside intimacies are punctuated with blasphemy, to which may be… — Ezra Taft Benson
I met a bunch of comic-book writers at the Metropolis convention and there was such an interesting discussion about the story of 'Supergirl' and trying… — Helen Slater
Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion. — Reza Aslan
Hipsters seek refuge in church, Our Lady of Perpetual Subculture. There is some discussion as to whether or not they are still cool but then… — Colson Whitehead
One of the things that often gets lost in discussions of depression is that you know it's ridiculous. You know it's ridiculous while you're experiencing… — Andrew Solomon
It is exceptional that one should be able to acquire the understanding of a process without having previously acquired a deep familiarity with running it,… — John von Neumann
We must recognize that the attempt to set forth the temporal course commonly referred to as the "evolution of mankind" is merely an attempt to… — Jean Gebser

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