489 Quotes About Debate

Meanings with no purpose are useful for meaningless debates on what the "meaner" meant. And that's what #politics is all about - misreading.

If you go about dehumanizing your opponents […] you're never going to convince them to change.

Discussions, debates and even arguments will be fruitful if done with an open mind.

We usually learn from debates that we seldom learn from debates.

That’s the thing about people who love to play devil’s advocate!’ I shouted. ‘There’s no emotional involvement in it for you, there’s nothing at stake!

A truth whispered is not less truthful. And an untruth shouted is not less untruthful.

Intellectual discourse and investigation is admittedly great fun but only truly meaningful when conducted in the service of others.

Debate, just not to show your intelligence, but to find out a better solution.

A cell.
An accident.
A person who would’ve been miserable anyway. An appointment.
A religious order.
An expense.
A political debate.
Anything but a soul. “Why?”
I don’t care who fights for my life.
I care that they do. They aren’t sure
When my life starts,
But they tell me when it ends.
My body, my rights.
Somebody, where’s mine?
I wasn’t going to come out
As a different thing.
So why am I treated
Like a different thing?
They knew what I’d be,