Best 132 quotes in «discussion quotes» category

It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.

It is a sign of a medium's immaturity when one of the main topics of discussion is the medium itself.

I often felt myself the lone voice in discussions suggesting that basic democratic principles be followed. I recommended that not only should workers' voices be heard, but they should actually have a seat at the table. You have the old boys' club discussing how the old boys' club should be reformed.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

I will burn, but this is a mere incident. We shall continue our discussion in eternity.

Metaphysical speculation is about as pointless as a discussion on the meaning of one's lungs. They're for breathing.

[Kathleen Blackshear] just said, "Have you thought of looking at this?" and so on and so on and so on. And it was a discussion group where everyone had a say, and it was a tremendous learning experience.

Literary prizes serve a purpose if they allow for discussion of books.

Now younger actresses will have a confidence in those discussions with their agents and be able to say, "Can we make sure that I'm being paid the right amount for the work that I'm doing?

Our ideas need to become part of everyday discussion.

Political correctness kills discussion.

Politics is quite draining. There are so many heated discussions and press conferences to cover during a convention.

[Possible Attorney General] that's a discussion I'd like to have with [Donald Trump].

Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one.

[Sexual abuse] is such a sharp, potent topic that we really should have discussions about more openly and more often.

One of the silliest of all discussions is the question whether God is personal-it would be more useful to inquire whether ice is frozen.

Professors simply can't discuss a thing. Habit compels them to deliver a lecture.

Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.

Teachers learn from their students' discussions

The discussion of fur is childish.

The most striking thing about Graham's discussion of how to allocate your assets between stocks and bonds is that he never mentions the word "age".

The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor.

Those who have to ask if faith is true are opening up a discussion they may not be ready for.

To prevent discussion of any other explanations of human origins is hardly what I would expect from open-minded educators.

We have to really be intentional right now about holding the media accountable, and taking back the discourse and terms of discussion. It's been hijacked.

What the restored gospel brings to the discussion on marriage and family is so large and so relevant that it cannot be overstated: we make the subject eternal!

With all the arguments and discussions about the Vietnam War, what did the visual image do? It ended the war.

You cannot have a rational discussion with a man who prefers shooting you to being convinced by you.

A deaf and dumb in the mist of morons is a renowed talkative among brains.

As more people have found the courage to break through shame and speak about woundedness in their lives, we are now subjected to a mean-spirited cultural response, where all talk of woundedness is mocked. The belittling of anyone's attempt to name a context within which they were wounded, were made a victim, is a form of shaming. It is psychological terrorism. Shaming breaks our hearts. All individuals who are genuinely seeking well-being within a healing context realize that it is important to that process not to make being a victim a stance of pride or a location from which to simply blame others. We need to speak our shame and our pain courageously in order to recover. Addressing woundedness is not about blaming others; however, it does allow individuals who have been, and are, hurt to insist on accountability and responsibility both from themselves and from those who were the agents of their suffering as well as those who bore witness. Constructive confrontation aids our healing.

At work, you’ll have to be patient at the risky enterprise of talking to other people; so little progress in this since the Pleistocene.

Discussions should always be held just before going to bed, your rear protected by sleep. How painful, after an intellectual conversation, to have to go about with your mind so stirred up.

Discuss, don't debate.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.

Don't always use prudence for precaution, sometimes use it for progress.

Ecologist Paul Ehrlich stressed that people who hold opposing opinions need to engage in open discussion with well-reasoned dissent. Positions should be questioned and criticized, not the people who hold them. Personal attacks preclude open discussion because, once someone is put on the defensive, fruitful exchanges are impossible, at least for the moment.

Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.

That's the one thing that I love about Twitter. There's no rule that says it's a discussion. So I love when I tweet something and somebody wants to have a conversation with me. I'm like, "Oh no, I don't use Twitter for conversations. I just say what I want to say so you can ask me a question but I'm not answering it.

The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.

Theory now: concern for truth must not hobble our discussion.

The separation of powers is about legislative powers. It isn't about discussion or words.

To me YES, AND means don't be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you're adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.

We are with Angela Merkel both people who proceed methodically, we love details. At summits, we two are among the few heads of state and government who take notes. I have always been someone who wants to explore things down to the last detail so I can understand them. And she is the same, I value that about her. I love the discussions that we have with each other about such things.

We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan

We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities.

You can say, "Well, I have a question," and someone will say, "Oh, so you hate America." And it has nothing to do with the discussion at all.

A keen wit stabs harder than a finely honed argument.

A lively discussion is usually helpful, because the hottest fire makes the hardest steel.

And yet, will we ever come to an end of discussion and talk if we think we must always reply to replies? For replies come from those who either cannot understand what is said to them, or are so stubborn and contentious that they refuse to give in even if they do understand.

But never engage in detailed overexplanations of why something is important: one debases a principle by endlessly justifying it.