Command Quote by Jeff Greenfield

Who wins at the end of the day? The self-satisfied people who heatedly debate some obscure details? Or the people who sidestep the entire…

— Ramit Sethi

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

— Paul Begala

Whoever sets the agenda controls the outcome of the debate

— Noam Chomsky

The second most important attribute of winners, after understanding the human dimension, is knowing what questions to ask, the rhetorical nature.

— Frank Luntz

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

— John Allen Fraser

A debate is a very specific kind of performance.

— ContraPoints

There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses.

— Mark McKinnon

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

He who frames the question wins the debate.

— Randall Terry

The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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

If it gets to a situation where it turns into a debate, look, the person that I'm debating is the person that is writing…

— Josh Earnest