Debate Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

Sloths have low metabolisms, so they have to move slowly in order to conserve energy. However, they aren't aimless or "lazy" and they actually…

— Ann Burton

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

Debates are great for voters. The more the better.

— Tom Suozzi

What passes for real debate in Washington often seems more like an echo chamber, with politicians talking at politicians.

— Bill Delahunt

A debate is a very specific kind of performance.

— ContraPoints

Every move a sloth makes is with purpose, which is more than most of us can say about 90% of the time.

— Ann Burton

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

— Mark McKinnon

To effectively debate ideas and discuss complicated issues takes time.

— Margaret Hoover

I read where they are going to limit debate in the Senate. It used to be that a man could talk all day, but…

— Will Rogers

My absolute favourite piece of information is the fact that young sloths are so inept that they frequently grab their own arms and legs…

— Douglas Adams

“Our civic life is heavily marked—indeed, pocked—by debates in which each side is so certain of its position that any movement is effectively impossible.…

— Leah Hager Cohen

Unfortunately, public debates do not have much room for subtlety. The audience wants a quick thrust at your opponent, not a slow and convoluted…

— Alan Lightman