489 Quotes About Debate

The high road is not always evenly paved.

I’m not hurt. I’m appalled.

Those who define the debate will determine the outcome.

It's sometimes impossible to change a religious person's mind. They have one answer for everything. It's like answering "x" for every math problem, and x stands for whatever it needs to in that moment.

A live debate or interview with politicians is like entering a courtroom. Never flippantly throw out a question without understanding the background, and be prepared to offer more details.

Come on people! Somebody disagree with me! How can we learn anything if no one will disagree?" Rabbi Stern

From the introduction "After all, the great joy of literature, as opposed to politics or religion, is that it embraces differing opinions, it encourages debate, it allows us to have heated conversations with our closes friends and dearest loved ones. And through it all, no one gets hurt, no one gets taken away from their homes, and no one gets killed.

As any debate club veteran knows, if you can’t make your opponent’s point for them, you don’t truly grasp the issue.

...civility doesn't require consensus or the suspension of criticism. It is simply the ability to disagree productively with others while respecting their sincerity and decency.