Quotes with debate

  • One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al Gore won on substance, on the issues. But you have to give the victory to Bush because he seems presidential.

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  • Hubert Humphrey Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.
    Hubert Humphrey
    American politician (1911 - 1978)
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  • Barack Obama After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land.
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Bob Peterson After my wife and I were married, we obtained a rescue dog from a family that didn't want her anymore. She was a beautiful Collie/Shepherd mix named 'Precious.' It then came to pass that our first marital 'debate' was whether we should change the dog's name away from the same name used by the wacky villain in 'Silence of the Lambs.'
    Bob Peterson
    American filmmaker, animator and screenwriter
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  • Bob Ney After two years of hard work and debate, Congress has passed a highway bill that will help fuel our economy by creating roughly 500,000 new jobs, as well as address many critical transportation needs in Ohio and the 18th Congressional District.
    Bob Ney
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • Bobby Scott Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a privileged handful, but deprive public schools of desperately needed resources.
    Bobby Scott
    American politician (1947 - )
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  • Bob Filner As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.
    Bob Filner
    American politician (1942 - )
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  • Bob Beauprez As state and federal lawmakers debate the country's energy policies and Colorado's role in the ever-expanding energy economy, let's hope they remember that unnecessary regulations stifle growth while doing nothing for public safety or health.
    Bob Beauprez
    American politician and member (1948 - )
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  • Bob Schieffer But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate.
    Bob Schieffer
    American television journalist (1937 - )
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  • Billy Corgan Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.
    Billy Corgan
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Amos Bronson Alcott Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.
    Amos Bronson Alcott
    American educator and social reformer (1799 - 1888)
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  • Abraham Cowley Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.
    Abraham Cowley
    English poet (1618 - 1667)
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  • Herbert Hoover Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy making among free men.
    Herbert Hoover
    American engineer, businessman and politician (1874 - 1964)
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  • Alan Dershowitz I have been defending Israel's right to exist, and to defend itself against terrorism, for many years-on college campuses, in television appearances and in debate.
    Alan Dershowitz
    American lawyer and author (1938 - )
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  • Ben Carson I've had experiences in my life that leave no doubt in my mind about the fact that God exists. I'm quite willing to debate people who don't think so because I want them to explain to me how did our solar system get so organized and how is the universe so complex and yet well-organized that we can predict 70 years hence when a comet is coming?
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Barney Frank In the debate between those who believe in essentially unregulated markets and others who hold that reasonable regulation diminishes market excesses without inhibiting their basic function, the subprime situation unfortunately provides ammunition for the latter view.
    Frank in an op-ed piece A (sub)prime argument for more regulation in W:Financial Times (August 2007)
    Barney Frank
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Christopher Lasch Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product.
    Christopher Lasch
    American historian (1932 - 1994)
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  • Joseph Joubert It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.
    Joseph Joubert
    French writer (1754 - 1824)
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  • Barbara Jordan It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
    Speaking the truth with eloquent thunder
    Barbara Jordan
    American lawyer, educator and politician (1936 - 1996)
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  • Anthony Weiner Listen, if the mayor wants to have a debate about education in this city, I got three words: bring it on.
    Anthony Weiner
    American politician (1964 - )
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  • Bill Haslam Men and women motivated by faith have every right and obligation to bring their belief and commitment to the public debate. However, that is very different from the governmental establishment of religion that our founders warned against and our constitution prohibits.
    Bill Haslam
    American businessman and politician (1958 - )
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