Debate Quotes - Page 12

Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.

The debate [in Undeniable] was nominally about creationism as a "viable" explanation for what we observe around us. For my side, the debate went very well; I'm not sure what I would change, although I can imagine shortening my answers during the rebuttals, perhaps.

If you listen to the debate, [Barack Obama] and [John] McCain said the same thing about gay rights.

Israel's right to exist in peace and security is not in debate.

We should vigorously debate policy differences. We have too much all-or-nothing in American politics.

The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.

Keynes vs Hayek? Friedman vs Krugman? Those are the wrong intellectual debates. Its you vs. Tony Hayward, BP CEO, You vs. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO. And you are losing...

Whenever people are being intellectually dishonest in debate, it is an implicit concession they have lost the fight

Donald Trump is somebody who I think likes to mix it up and to have a vigorous debate.

If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.

The fact that there is a robust debate in Congress is good. The fact that the debate sometimes seems unanchored to facts is not so good.

Not sure of my place in the world (still up for debate) and not sure what I wanted to do with my life (not really up for debate).

Obviously, I'm a fan of satire. I'd debate anyone, but it would have to be the actual person. That would be my only hesitation about debating Stephen Colbert. If he were playing a character, it wouldn't really work.

I'd pretty much debate anybody. I prefer to debate smart liberals. I'm not saying this about Stephen Colbert but, unfortunately, the most famous liberals generally aren't the smartest ones. I have a list of the smarter liberals I recommend.

Enjoy most: the prospect of having an impact on the public debate. Irritating liberals is a close second.

Stephen A.Douglas was a risk-taker by temperament; I expect that Lincoln - Douglas debates represented another risk he just couldn't resist. He lived to regret it.

When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other.

Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position.

The one hour live debate in the West Wing that we did was one of the most exciting times for me on stage or on camera, because anything could go wrong.