Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ted Kennedy

This debate is about making sure patients get the protections they deserve, ... It's about whether we are going to stop HMOs from making medical decisions.

It is our sincere hope they would debate the merits of issues, rather than resort to name-calling.

As successful as these students are at debate tournaments, it all comes from the work they do before they leave.

A fool and his money be soon at debate (Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry)

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

Fidel Castro

Sometimes I have the impression that our debates are unreal. It's as though the United States didn't exist, as though the empire and its hegemony didn't exist.

Now it's not a one-sided debate. You have a message getting out there in a much more positive way.

Martin Frost

Now is not the time to have this particular debate, ... inappropriate and ill-advised. ... It makes the House a laughing stock.

We are supposed to be responsible legislators representing all of our constituents. I hope that when we return to our communities, we frame this debate right.

David Price

Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship.

Each day that this debate goes on, education is losing ground.

There was a lot of debate and lot of controversy, but everyone in the world knows where Scripps landed. That is a major selling point for the state.

There's some debate about whether we're at the point where inflation starts to kick in.

There should be a televised debate between the two of us. What do you say, Rick?

Arlen Specter

There's going to be a great national debate on this subject.

James Carville

This show will be another opportunity for me to engage in the back-and-forth debates on sports that, until now, Luke and I have limited to the stadium.

John Doyle

That shifts our national focus away from a product abuser ... (to) a debate over whether or not someone who has two glasses of wine is drunk.

Patricia Kennedy

We were the two poor kids on scholarships, ... We were on the debate team together.

We just don't have enough time. The prescription drug debate has taken a lot longer than we thought.

Paul Jackson

The X Factor was a runaway success and united the nation in debates over the rights and wrongs of who got voted out each week. We are in discussions with celebrities right now but are keeping some of the elements of the show under wraps.

Felipe Calderon

The right to debate is the right of the citizens. In this he prefers to turn his back on you.

Alex Rodriguez

It was tough ... on me to be honest with you. I can remember in December sitting in my house, and my mom and my wife having a debate for two hours about it.

Howard Baker

The United States has led in all these things, been in the vanguard of the development of the techniques. So it seems to me that the United States should not be thought of as dragging its foot on environmental quality, but rather questioning the appropriateness of a treaty that has never been submitted to the Senate for debate and consideration.

Things are still hot, but the trend is clear. The only debate now is how hard a landing there will be and what will it mean for the general economy.

We look forward very much to seeing the two liberals in the race debate between themselves over who will raise taxes the most and the fastest.

Jens Stoltenberg

We will not put a lid on opinions. On the contrary, it is more important than ever that political debates are open and free, even on the most difficult issues. Especially on the most difficult issues. The task is to encourage controversial debates in a form that strengthens democracy.

When issue like the internal Republican debate over the ports dominates the news it puts us another day away from all of us figuring out what policies we need to win.

We expect him to be included in the debates. He's such a strong public speaker that if he's included in the debate there's no question that it's going to help him, and we do expect him to get in.

Michael Arrington

For the most part, I've sat on the sidelines over the years during the endless debates about how we need to do more to encourage more women to start companies.

Alan Greenspan

I haven't stipulated increased rates of return are a significant issue in this debate.

In the Middle East, they're being compressed, catapulted through the same debates that tore American society over decades in a short period of time. And the stakes are very high.

If you want to explore debate, wonderful. If you want to explore music, wonderful.

By all accounts, Tehran's decision will seriously radicalize the upcoming debates over the IAEA report in the U.N. Security Council, since trust in Tehran's plans and ambitions has been strongly undermined.