Quotes About Discussion

Nadine Gordimer came over just before she died. She didn't want to talk about books or the arts, but about the abuse of the constitution by the government.

I'm always for constructive conversation, meaningful conversation, not just words, but conversation.

I think book clubs should read more contemporary poetry.

It's so easy to get into the hot take on Twitter, and to be able to do it in a way that gives the proper level of context and respect.

I think effeminacy is something that's really important to talk about in the context of gay media representations and in terms of the gay experience at large.

Whatever I do becomes controversial.

My books have all generated controversy.

I think that in the blogosphere, the idea is to have the most controversial stuff up.

I don't feel people are that interested in snooker any more and the only thing that will get snooker back into the limelight is more controversy.

With social media there seems to be controversy at everything.

What you want to do is make people talk, start a conversation.

I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview.

And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation.

First of all, I am not an expert on matters on different economic systems, but in my normal social intercourse with my friends we discussed matters like that.

Faith is something we never discuss at the dinner table in my family, but I do believe in God.

Social Security's not the hard one to solve. Medicare, that is the gorilla in the room, and you've got to put all of it on the table.

You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.

When my brothers and I were young, my mom, a Democrat, and my dad, a Republican, used to lead freewheeling discussions at our dinner table. The only rule was paying attention when others were talking, and no interrupting.

My sister is one of the best netball players England's ever produced, and she is now England manager. Almost every day, we sit round the table; we talk about what she's done in her job, how she's dealt with players. I've followed her pathway.

I say that why don't we bring all points of view. Sit around a table and discuss this evidence, and produce evidence as it may be, and let's see what the outcome is, which is why we are having this International panel which we are all talking about.

Los Angeles has always been on the table with us.

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward.

We as Republicans understand that we have got to protect these... entitlement programs - these entitlement programs for our seniors today. And we have to sit down and have a discussion. We need more ideas on the table.