Discussion Quotes

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

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

A deaf and dumb person who sees two men in conversation - may nevertheless understand from the attitudes and gestures of the speakers, how well their discussion is getting along.

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.

I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.

New opinions often appear first as jokes and fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then as questions open to discussion, and finally as established truths.

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

Democracy feeds on argument, on the discussion as to the right way forward. This is the reason why respecting the opinion of others belongs to democracy.

I am explicitly not opening the giant can of worms that is the ongoing current discussion of patent, copyright, and trademark reform.

Whatever the field under discussion, those who engage in debate must not only believe in each other's good faith, but also in their capacity to arrive at the truth.

In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.

Even in high school, a rule that permits only one point of view to be expressed is less likely to produce correct answers than the open discussion of countervailing views.

All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.

I don't want anyone to appreciate the light or the palette of tones. I want my pictures to inform, to provoke discussion - and to raise money.

Freedom of discussion is in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury of twelve shopkeepers think it expedient should be said or written.

A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

Race, and the discussion of it brings out the bad, the good and the crazy in us.

A good discussion increases the dimensions of everyone who takes part.

It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by 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.

There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.

At Arcueil ... I dined in distinguished company... There was a lot of very interesting discussion. It is these gatherings which are the joy of life.

As you know from reading many of these Negro writers, we don't deal too much with the discussion of democracy and what it means and how improvisation fits in all that.

Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.

I'm abstaining from romance and the discussion of romance.

Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.

Legacy media accuses young people of being apathetic while actively attempting to remove them from the discussion.

My statements aren't incomplete, they're just in-progress. It's a debate and a discussion.

The thing I don't understand is why so often one hears discussion of the fruits of human labor as if it's all the creation of some alien race.

A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion.

Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

A safe rule where Jewish propaganda is concerned is to multiply or divide their figures by ten, at least, before accepting them as the basis for discussion.

We can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that they are not using that many resources.

I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz.

Let me tell you, a discussion that starts, 'I'll tell you something you do that irritates me, if you tell me something I do that bothers you,' never ends in a hug and a kiss.

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

Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in it.

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

Discussion in America means dissent.

If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes.

A discussion becomes destructive when it begins to generate more heat than light.

The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic process.

In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.

I can't think of any time we had a discussion [with Dre] about the aftermath of what happened the night before. We just had too much going on.

For students, the evolution-creation discussion can be a useful exercise, for it can help develop their critical thinking skills.

No discussion between two persons can be of any use, until each knows clearly what it is that the other asserts.