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• Discussions allow photographers to shuffle their prejudices

  Bill Jay

  Photography, Prejudice, Photographer

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• What we also need to have a discussion on the philosophy of art: so we must ask what is it that we want in the first place? Is it just about saying and doing whatever you want, or is it about something more? We should let the artist be free, but we must also question how exactly he deals with freedom. Is it arts for elevation or arts for destruction? Is there dignity in the process?

  Tariq Ramadan

  Art, Philosophy, Want

  Source: dinmerican.wordpress.com

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• I look to Islamic ethics to find something that can provide the basis for shared values with other traditions, and ultimately universal values. This ties into the point I made in a book, 'The Quest for Meaning', that the only way for values to be universal is if they are shared universal values. My main point is, in this quest for value the aim is not to express your distinctness from others, but about being able to contribute to the discussion of universal value.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Book, Islamic, Ties

  Source: www.opendemocracy.net

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• For me, equal citizenship for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Atheists and Agnostics is an indisputable principle. Whoever you are, you should get the same rights with no discussion and no compromise.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Christian, Atheist, Rights

  "'You Want My Reaction? You Get My Silence'". Interview with Lars Mensel and Clemens Lukitsch, www.theeuropean-magazine.com. November 19, 2012.

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• Drafting of the constitutions is interesting and the discussions around them revealing in many ways. I take it as a discussion of very important symbols revealing many different problems. My take at the beginning was to warn that Tunisia might be the only successful country, the only one to justify us in talking about the spring, while all the other countries were less successful, if not failing. Now the point is that even in Tunisia it is not going to be easy, and this is where we have a problem.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Country, Spring, Successful

  Source: www.opendemocracy.net

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• It's important to remember that the future of quality journalism is not dependent on the future of newspapers. The discussion needs to move from "How do we save newspapers?" to "How do we save and strengthen journalism?" - however it is delivered.

  Arianna Huffington

  Moving, Important, Quality

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• It was gonna be a race [2016] that set a foundation for the Left in the future. But given the math, I didn't think he was gonna make it. And so I started to shift to Hillary [Clinton] and to discussions of the platform and discussions of what to do.

  Tom Hayden

  Math, Thinking, Race

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to build one of the, develop one of the largest coal mines in Australia in this region of Australia. And if they get the green light to do that, that will secure the economic future of people in Rockhampton, and people in central Queensland. It will secure their jobs in the future, and that's what they're concerned about.

  George Brandis

  Jobs, Light, Australia

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• You know, my goal is not to convince you that I'm right or that you're wrong. About homophobia. Gun violence. Racism. Whatever the issue. I'm really trying hard with you - and others - to have a respectful discussion, debate about these issues.

  Steven Petrow

  Gun, Issues, Racism

  "Civilities: We'll be talking about your reactions to the Orlando massacre for the full hour". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. June 21, 2016.

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• Someone once said that "The Waste Land" was a scum of poetry floating on a sea of footnotes. That resonated with me, because that's kind of what I was doing lyrically for a while. I was being very referential in a way. I would drop in these little phrases or ideas that were sort of portholes into a whole bigger realm of thought or whatever, that would work within the song, but that you could also poke through into a bigger discussion.

  Ted Leo

  Song, Land, Ideas

  "Ted Leo and Ben Arthur Discuss Carly Simon, Joyce Carl Oates, and the Touring Grind". Interview with Ben Arthur, logger.believermag.com. June 26, 2016.

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• The internet makes information easier to come by, but harder to control - think of the success of blogs like ConservativeHome and Guido Fawkes. I definitely think Parliament's website can be improved - perhaps it could have better access to video feed, include interactive features or have discussion forums.

  Theresa May

  Thinking, Video, Information

  Source: conservativehome.blogs.com

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• I think what happened is that everybody's impressions got formed in those first few minutes. And I felt like, by the latter part of it, I kind of clawed my way back into the discussion. But everybody's impressions were set at the beginning. And wholly apart from me and whether I was good or bad, you know, there were a lot of hostile questions.

  Donald Verrilli Jr.

  Thinking, Way, Firsts

  "Farewell to the General". "Amicus" with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 28, 2016.

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• One thing I've experienced and I feel really grateful for now that I'm on my way out is that I felt that the justices gave that back to me. I really did. You know, of course, you can have some sharp exchanges. That's the nature of the thing, and that's fine. But really in the main I felt like the tone from them was, "Yeah. We may not agree with you, but we're going to have a discussion about this." And it did.

  Donald Verrilli Jr.

  Grateful, Justice, May

  "Farewell to the General". Interview with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 28, 2016.

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• I understand that and I have had very candid discussions with Saudi leaders in the past. I respect their culture and their heritage and their traditions, but I think that they now, as they move forward, will have to start examining these traditions and these practices to see whether or not change is appropriate.

  Colin Powell

  Moving, Past, Thinking

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• After each performance of an Austin Shakespeare production, audiences are invited to stay for a ten-minute discussion of the work. And this tradition continues in our New York run.

  Jeff Britting

  Running, New York, Austin

  Source: www.theobjectivestandard.com

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• We need to take a whole UK perspective on this [Brexit]. The Mayor of London has got a role in those kinds of discussions.

  Stephen Crabb

  Perspective, Needs, Roles

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• One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Irritation, Months

  Source: www.opti-mystical.com

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• I think you can't have this discussion and you can't have a discussion about feminism and the consciousness of the world without having a discussion about what has happened to men lately. They're holding the other side of the bag.

  Amanda Palmer

  Men, Thinking, Feminism

  "Amanda Palmer: Artist. Music Icon. Crowdfunding Legend. Disrupter. Feminist". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• You can expect to see a robust discussion and representation of those issues throughout the convention program. Not just from the nominee, but through other vehicles as well. Expect to see the African-American community, the Latino community, the LGBT community, and others represented on stage and in the substance of our policies throughout the week.

  Leah D. Daughtry

  Lgbt Community, Issues, African American

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Someone cold, politically calculating with no moral compass who can't be trusted. That's what polling and discussions with voters indicate [about Hillary Clinton].

  Tamara Keith

  Voters, Moral, Cold

  "The Disconnect Between The Public And Private Hillary Clinton". "All Things Considered" with Tamara Keith, www.npr.org. July 26, 2016.

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• What makes me most happy is connecting with others. I love meeting new people, being social, and engaging in empowering discussions.

  Gabrielle Bernstein

  People, Empowering, Social

  "May Cause Miracles". Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. December 7, 2012.

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• For example, the Bible does say this is a proposition, "There is no God." But of course the context of Psalm 14:1 enriches it a bit: "the fool has said in his heart, there is no God." So there are contextual constraints and when you finish putting in all the contextual constraints and sophisticated discussions of what inerrancy is and isn't.

  D. A. Carson

  Heart, Example, Doe

  Source: www.booksataglance.com

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• Thanks to the European Union, Ireland has a much more open climate of discussion and debate, as you can see in the media. It means that we are a more questioning society, perhaps more honestly prepared to address serious issues and problems, more open to the idea that different viewpoints should be heard and respected.

  Mary Robinson

  Mean, Media, Ideas

  Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

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• I felt when I was elected that the most important task on this island [Ireland] was to extend the hand of friendship right across the board to the people of Northern Ireland, to have the beginnings of a real peace process. In consequence, although I have no role in intergovernmental talks or political discussions, that would be my very top priority.

  Mary Robinson

  Real, Islands, Hands

  Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

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• Look at the ozone story. As long as it was the southern hemisphere that was being threatened, there was very little talk about it. When it was discovered in the north, very quickly actions were taken to do something about it. Right now there's discussion of putting serious effort into developing a malaria vaccine, because global warming might extend malaria to the rich countries, so something should be done about it.

  Noam Chomsky

  Country, Taken, Rich Countries

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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