Debate Quotes - Page 12

• Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. We want this debate. We will win this debate.

  Paul Ryan

  Winning, Differences, Gentleman

  Republican National Convention VP Nomination Acceptance, delivered 29 August 2012, Tampa, Florida

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• In thinking about religion and society in the 21st century, we should broaden the conversation about faith from doctrinal debates to the larger question of how it might inspire us to strengthen the bonds of belonging that redeem us from our solitude, helping us to construct together a gracious and generous social order.

  Jonathan Sacks

  Thinking, Order, Inspire

  "Celebrating Faith, Altruism And Our Modern Community" by Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2011.

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• When you campaign and have to participate in so many debates just to the win the nomination of your party, you've had a lot of practice. You get to figure out as you go from one debate to another where you made your mistakes. By the time you get to the big debate you're pretty polished.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Mistake, Party, Winning

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• The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics.

  Simon Sinek

  People, Giving, Statistics

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• Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent.

  Mark Udall

  Political Differences, Healthy, Hateful

  "enator Pushes Bipartisan Seating Chart For State Of The Union" by Wes Barrett, www.foxnews.com. January 12, 2011.

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• When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  Media, People, Goal

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• I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  Presidential, Care, Social

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• Get every candidate to wear a NASCAR racing suit when they go debate; this way we can see how their sponsors really are.

  Jesse Ventura

  Nascar Racing, Way, Suits

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• If I can get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states and be allowed into the debates, I'd not only run, I'd win.

  Jesse Ventura

  Running, Winning, Presidential

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• Debate is so much better than denial.

  Julie Walters

  Denial

  "Bafta TV special/Julie Walters: Queen of the screen" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2012.

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• Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if 'facts' are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions?

  J. C. Watts

  Believe, Government, Numbers

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• For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law.
  By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, Controversial Topics, Law

  "Ai Weiwei: Despite flaws, America should be proud" by Ai Weiwei, www.cnn.com. November 6, 2012.

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• I'm a big believer in debate and difference of opinion.

  Naomi Wolf

  Differences, Opinion, Bigs

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• It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic.

  Naomi Wolf

  Strong, Smart, Democracy

  "The threat of a threat" by Naomi Wolf, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2007.

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• After we were hit on September 11 2001, we were in a state of national shock. Less than six weeks later, on October 26 2001, the USA Patriot Act was passed by a Congress that had little chance to debate it; many said that they scarcely had time to read it.

  Naomi Wolf

  September 11, Littles, October

  "Fascist America, in 10 easy steps" by Naomi Wolf, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2007.

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• No matter how convinced we are that someone is nasty, evil or just plain criminal, if they have not been convicted of any crime and support views that are upheld and defended by many law-abiding citizens, the only way to tackle them is through democratic debate.

  Julian Baggini

  Views, Law, Evil

  "Speakers' corner" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. May 23, 2008.

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• I have great hope and faith, but it's a humanistic faith based in facts; you have to believe that facts exist. We can all arrive at the same facts if we engage in the process of experimentation, observation, and verification, which can solve more of the world's major problems than a debate over whether God does or doesn't exist.

  Greg Graffin

  Believe, Doe, World

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• Instead of this fruitless debate about having it all, men and women should focus on what make us happy. Instead of comparing our lives with people we don't know who are making sacrifices we don't see, we should try to find the right balance between home and work life.

  LZ Granderson

  Home, Sacrifice, Men

  "Men don't have it all either" by LZ Granderson, www.cnn.com. March 13, 2013.

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• Contrary to the utopian rhetoric of social media enthusiasts, the Internet often makes the jump from deliberation to participation even more difficult, thwarting collective action under the heavy pressure of never-ending internal debate.

  Evgeny Morozov

  Media, Pressure, Action

  "The Digital Dictatorship". www.wsj.com. February 20, 2010.

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• When we can commit a crime, we can also trigger debate. Cases go to courts. Media start covering the cases. But once you build smart environments where, if you meet a certain probabilistic profile, you won't even be allowed to board a bus, let alone commit a crime, we're perpetuating existing laws so they face no challenges or revision.

  Evgeny Morozov

  Smart, Media, Law

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• The Amish communities of Pennsylvania, despite the retro image of horse-drawn buggies and straw hats, have long been engaged in a productive debate about the consequences of technology.

  Howard Rheingold

  Horse, Technology, Long

  "Look Who's Talking". www.wired.com. January 01, 1999.

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• There are always signs that a reign is ending, and they are usually spotted not in the king himself but in his court. In the inner circle, latent jealousies between advisers spill into open conflict, as they angrily debate who is to blame for the calamity, chewing over each other's past errors and pointing the finger at old and nascent enemies.

  Hanna Rosin

  Kings, Past, Errors

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• I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't.

  Susanna Kaysen

  Sad, Suicide, Thinking

  Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.36, Vintage

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• The debate was wearing me out. Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. Anything I thought or did was immediately drawn into the debate. Made a stupid remark--why not kill myself? Missed the bus--better put an end to it all. Even the good got in there. I liked that movie--maybe I shouldn't kill myself.

  Susanna Kaysen

  Stupid, Thinking, People

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• Actually, it was only part of myself I wanted to kill: the part that wanted to kill herself, that dragged me into the suicide debate and made every window, kitchen implement, and subway station a rehearsal for tragedy.

  Susanna Kaysen

  Suicide, Girl Interrupted, Kitchen

  Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.37, Vintage

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