American people Quote by Dan Quayle

A good debater is not necessarily an effective vote-getter: you can find a hole in your opponent's argument through which you could drive a…

— Anonymous

I'm not a debater. I get things done.

— Donald Trump

Good conversational debate is an end in itself, and talking for the love of conversation is what makes us human.

— Bryce Courtenay

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.

— Ron Fournier

Debates are great for voters. The more the better.

— Tom Suozzi

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

— Charli XCX

Debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. It's pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out…

— Rick Perry

I don't like debates anyway. I have never debated anyone, I think they're a very masculine form - like an intellectual prizefight. They let…

— Gloria Steinem

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

— Mark McKinnon

I happen to like debating, and I like to debate like a lawyer, and I can argue any points to death, and I will.

— Shonda Rhimes

Debate is where you refine your arguments and I have often learned as much from my debating opponents as from my partners, maybe more.

— Anonymous

A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it.

— Jim Lehrer