Issues Quotes

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later.

Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable

Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices and fallacies born of previous centuries.

I have a Christian worldview and so it shapes the way that I view issues. I don't apologize for that, and I don't think people of faith ought to shrink away from being in the public arena.

I have to admit that, until recently, I was somewhat wary of the (global) warming debate. I believe it is now our responsibility to take the lead on this issue.

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.

It's much easier to make jokes about sensitive issues if there is some dissent, some conflict.

My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues.

One’s concern with the ethics of means and ends varies inversely with one’s personal interest in the issue.

During my work there I came across some very significant issues that I started reporting in December of 2001 to the mid-level management within the FBI.

The next four years, there won't be a week that goes by without a discussion of climate change. It's a naturally Conservative issue.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

I love my dog. I hate bankers. I have issues with women. In my head, I’m a great guy.

If you're on the right side of the issue, just keep driving until you hear glass breaking. Don't quit.

I think women are usually a little bit nervous about wearing white denim. There are rules associated, body issues, all of those things.

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.

I think people are very focused on the economic issues. They want an economy that works for everybody.

There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little [American flag] lapel pins.

In my address last year, I spoke on the issue of gaming. My preference then is my preference now: to keep gaming within its existing contours, but to explore a better deal for all Minnesotans.

I honestly never understood how violence against women became a women's issue. 95 percent of the violence men are doing to women.

Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

Criminal justice is about respecting the law and being respected by the law so there is a fundamental respect issue here.

Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.

Yes, ISIS is a threat. It's more than a nuisance. It's also in many respects criminal violence. But it isn't, in my view, a central strategic issue facing humanity.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?

The matters most debated in a deliberative body tend to be the minor ones where everybody understands the issues.

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care

Illness or pain is just an extension of negative emotion. When you are no longer feeling any resistance to it, it's a non-issue.

I've often argued that oil and gas exploration is a state's rights issue. It is abundantly clear that the State of Florida does not want drilling to negatively affect its beaches and shores

We have all loved a guy we know has issues. Despite popular opinions, until we give it a final try, the relationship will always be in the 'what if' stage.

No issue can be negotiated unless you first have the clout to compel negotiation.

In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies, souls, and issues that would come together as soon as the ceremony was over.

I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.

I believe our editorial decisions reflected our constant desire to make sure that we fully cover and analyze any issue and give our viewers all the information they need.

During the Cold War era, the issue was the containment of Soviet influence, and we tolerated many an authoritarian regime as long as they were useful to us in this respect.

Attain and maintain a reputation, for it is the usufruct of fame. A stiff climb, for it is the issue of excellence, as rare as mediocrity is common.

In and out of government, I've always been willing to take on complicated, sometimes unpopular, issues and work them through to have a solution.

Young people should investigate where the filmmaker stands on the issue of file sharing, before they spend money on them at all.

I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

The tiniest bits of opinion sown in the minds of children in private life afterwards issue forth to the world, and become its public opinion; for nations are gathered out of nurseries.

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

As a mayor, I don't make my decisions based upon whether it is a "Democrat" issue. You make your decisions based upon the people you represent as a city to move our city forward.

It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don't want to be working full-time. I agree that that's an issue.

Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue.

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes been a lonely road, because I never meet anybody coming the other way.

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

Slowly but surely, we're beginning to turn the tide on childhood obesity in America. Together, we are inspiring leaders from every sector to take ownership of this issue.

I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.