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Quotes About Debate

There's so many differences of opinion in the papers.
~ Kevin Pietersen
I remember in one parish a terrible row over the ideal size of mince pies, and in another two great ladies dashing trays of pancakes to the vicarage floor in a controversy over whether to roll or to fold. But the real arena for food combat is television.
~ Richard Coles
Working on 'Parks' was like heaven because everyone there was just intimidatingly intelligent and funny, and we would have these hilarious debates about really tangential things. It was inspiring because I felt really challenged to be my best.
~ Chelsea Peretti
The BJP does not intend to use Parliament to project Congress's corruption.
~ Nirmala Sitharaman
Parliament is supposed to be serious. It's not a place for jingoistic cheering.
~ Jeremy Corbyn
In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.
~ Diane Abbott
There are occasions when obstruction in Parliament brings greater benefits to the country.
~ Arun Jaitley
We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.
~ Pallam Raju
Without dialogue, you cannot run parliament. You have to interact.
~ Sharad Pawar
We have members of Parliament from all over the country, many of whom have a difference of opinion on some issues.
~ Andrew Scheer
I'm passionate about parliament democracy.
~ Andrea Leadsom
Labour believes that every trade deal should come before parliament for a full debate on the floor of the House of Commons, with a vote at the end of that debate.
~ Barry Gardiner
I've been working to see that mental health is raised in both oral and written question sessions in parliament.
~ Luciana Berger
Controversial disputes are a part of democratic culture.
~ Angela Merkel
I'm not a pundit. I'm not an analyst. I don't want to participate in the existing debate that's going on about whether or not you should be able to have as many guns as you want to have or that guns are even the problem.
~ Michael Moore
I'm always interested to see what films are made of books. I kind of don't participate as a filmgoer in any kind of debate about what's better, the book or the movie. So I think it's interesting when people want to do it.
~ Daniel Handler
In the old way of doing business, it was fine to disagree and then go to dinner. Now it's personal and more partisan, and a disagreement on one issue leads to a disagreement on another issue.
~ Pete Gallego
Most of our technology issues aren't partisan.
~ Suzan DelBene
I noticed that parts of the opposition have been hostile to any revision of the constitution.
~ Francois Hollande
The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas.
~ Nancy Pelosi
A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action.
~ Karl Radek
The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people assemble: to hear different opinions, rather than to pass resolutions.
~ Fredrik Bajer
As each year and debate passes, more broadband companies will start to see that their future lies not in restricting an open Internet but in betting on it.
~ Marvin Ammori
It was publicly banned and burned by citizens, it was debated on national radio; but above all, it was read.
~ Peter Lisca