Best 132 quotes in «discussion quotes» category

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.

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.

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

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

Political correctness kills discussion.

Teachers learn from their students' discussions

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

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

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

The discussion of fur is childish.

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

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

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".

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 keen wit stabs harder than a finely honed argument.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Dunkle problemer er lys og luft for vår stribare rase. Hissige diskusjoner er et tegn på sunnhet og fred i sinnet. Problemer vokser opp av alt som skjer. De klekkes ut av vinterkulden, de blomstrer frem av sommervarmen, de oppstår av velvære og illebefinnende, av ensomhet og menneskevrimmel.

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.

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

Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a thousand gibberish.

Every discussion with a girl is an argument, and when you think you are right suddenly you realize that your trapped.

Heated discussion: when you try to convince others of what you don't believe yourself.

...engaging with a work of ancient philosophy can be a two-way street; bringing it into a discussion can enrich that discussion, which also encouraging us to see the work in light of that discussion.

Good questions are to be appreciated, not answered.

He likes to use his wit and verbal finesse to confuse others and win arguments. Although he can argue successfully that white is black and straight is crooked, you walk away with the feeling that he's won the argument not because he is correct but because you can't outwit him.

If I don't talk about it, it's either very displeasing or very precious to me.