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“The legislature, like the executive, has ceased to be even the creature of the people: it is the creature of pressure groups, and most of them, it must be manifest, are of dubious wisdom and even more dubious honesty. Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are executed in the same manner. The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle...”

“At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper-no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of the point.”

Men Littles Bits Democracy Amount Walking Paper Little Bit Crosses Importance Paid Bottom Discussion Voting Overwhelming Rhetoric Diminish Pencils Tribute Little Man

Book:Churchill: The Power of Words

Source: Churchill: The Power of Words

“A writer who wishes to be read by posterity must not be averse to putting hints which might give rise to whole books, or ideas for learned discussions, in some corner of a chapter so that one should think he can afford to throw them away by the thousand.”

Thinking Giving Should Book Ideas Whole Might Wish Thousand Corners Discussion Chapters Posterity Hints Miscellaneous

Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg

“I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly where the discussion should be. So, I would say I'm more optimistic than pessimistic.”

Thinking Should International Debate Optimistic Discussion Pessimist Pessimistic Snowden

Author:Adam Savage

“The purpose of apologetics is not just to win an argument or a discussion, but that people with whom we are in contact may become Christians and then live under the Lordship of Christ in the whole spectrum of life.”

People May Whole Christian Purpose Winning Christ Argument Contact Discussion Spectrum Apologetic Lordship

Author:Francis Schaeffer

“Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage in personal discussions with Members of Congress in which they can explain in detail the reasons for positions they advocate. Because our congressional representation is based on geographical boundaries, the lobbyists who speak for the various economic, commercial, and other functional interests of this country serve a very useful purpose and have assumed an important role in the legislative process.”

“In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.”

Knows Able Lying Opinion Conversation Difficulty Discussion

Author:Andre Maurois

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

Knows Persons Two Use Conversation Discussion

Book:The letters of Lewis Carroll

Source: The letters of Lewis Carroll

“Open discussion of many major public questions has for some time now been taboo. We can't open our mouths without being denounced as racists, misogynists, supremacists, imperialists or fascists. As for the media, they stand ready to trash anyone so designated.”

Political Media Ready Majors Mouths Discussion Racist Trash Taboo Political Correctness Fascists

Author:Saul Bellow

“The best discussion of trouble in boardroom and business office is found in newspapers' own financial pages and speeches by journalists in management jobs.”

Jobs Found Trouble Speech Office Pages Management Financial Newspapers Journalist Discussion

Author:Russell Baker

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

Currents Opening Reform Discussion Giants Worms Ongoing Patents Copyright Trademarks Cans Of Worms

Author:James Fallows

“The discussion in Washington has changed dramatically. I mean, it's no longer a question of should we address entitlements - it's no longer a question of do we need to reduce spending in the future.”

Needs Should Mean Changed Spending Discussion Addresses Entitlement

Author:Mark Zandi

“If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that polarity, there's no discussion. Discussion is what I want, which means that I'm fine with the consequences.”

People Ifs Want Mean Strong Opinion Clear Subjects Fine Consequence Statements Discussion Online Stance Polarity

Author:Tim Ferriss

“Shakespeare and Rembrandt have in common the faculty of quickening speculation and compelling the minds of men to combat and discussion.”

Men Mind Common Discussion Faculty Combat Compelling Speculation Quickening

Book:The Works of William Ernest Henley: Views and reviews

Source: The Works of William Ernest Henley: Views and reviews

“Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who ... as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired by force and power and violence.”

Matter Force Results Violence Discussion Patriotism Academic Sovereignty Force And Power

Author:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

“Americans, unhappily, have the most remarkable ability to alchemize all bitter truths into an innocuous but piquant confection and to transform their moral contradictions, or public discussion of such contradictions, into a proud decoration, such as are given for heroism on the field of battle.”

America Given Ability Moral Society Fields Proud Battle Bitter Discussion Contradiction Remarkable Heroism Decoration Bitter Truth

Author:James A. Baldwin

“Remember all of the 'me too' social networks built just to have a social feature Facebook and MySpace didn't have? I built one for political discussion called Essembly. It enabled unique and potentially transformative social interactions, but only 20,000 people ever used it.”

People Remember Political Used Social Unique Built Discussion Features Interaction Social Network Social Interaction

Author:Joe Greene

“I don't think any of us can do much about the rapid growth of new technology. A new technology helps to fuel the economy, and any discussion of slowing its growth has to take account of economic consequences. However, it is possible for us to learn how to control our own uses of technology.”

Thinking Helping Use Growth Can Do Technology Economy Economic Consequence Accounts Discussion Fuel Rapids New Technology Slowing Rapid Growth Use Of Technology

Author:Neil Postman

“Modern discussions of the possibility of tragedy are not exercises in literary analysis; they are exercises in cultural diagnostics, more or less disguised.”

Modern Possibility Exercise Tragedy Discussion Analysis

Author:Susan Sontag

“If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.”

Ifs Universe Discussion Cracks

Author:Wendell Phillips

“As soon as one point alone is removed from the sphere of dogmatic certainty, the discussion will not simply result in a new and better formulation which will have greater consistency but may easily lead to endless debates and general confusion.”

May Results Media Debate Endless Confusion Certainty Discussion Propaganda Spheres Dogmatic

Author:Adolf Hitler

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

Years Discussion Making Changes

Author:Edward Tufte

“The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue.”

Wells Body Political Subjects Fit Discussion Intervention Insistence Overdue

Author:Susie Orbach

“I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut.”

Ifs Said I Can Moving Five Teaching Minutes Students Mouths Discussion Five Minutes

Author:Greil Marcus

“India seeks to be a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council... things like this don't happen automatically, you need constant dialogue and discussion with the world.”

World Needs Happens Security Members India Constant Dialogue Permanent Discussion Council Security Council

Author:Pratibha Patil

“It is important that the decorum and dignity of the House is upheld at all times. The image of Parliament in the public mind should be one where proceedings, debates and discussions take place with a view to resolve issues through a constructive and co-operative approach.”

Should Mind Important House Views Issues Approach Dignity Debate All Time Discussion Resolve Parliament Constructive Proceeding Decorum

Author:Pratibha Patil

“Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas.”

Ideas Social Messages Connections Sake Entertainment Discussion Vehicle

Author:Youssou N'Dour

“To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points of view, with new ideas advanced - this is far more instructive than to read a brief account of the resolution passed on the matter.”

Has Beens Ideas Different Matter Literature Views Subjects Argument Accounts Point Of View Discussion Reports Resolution Covered New Ideas Different Points Of View

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“The U.N. can be very frustrating and at times impotent, but it can also be a valuable forum for discussion and resolution of world problems. We should not walk away from it just because it's failed to live up to its promise.”

World Should Problem Walks Promise Valuable Discussion Resolution Frustrating Forums World Problems

Author:Robert Foster Bennett

“There may be something good in silence. It's a brand new thing. You can hear the funniest little discussions, if you keep turning the volume down. Shut yourself up, and listen out loud.”

Ifs May Littles Funny Silence Brands Loud Discussion New Things Volume Brand New

Author:Wes Borland

“In theater or movies you see either 'I'm religious' or 'I'm an atheist.' I've never seen too much discussion of 'I believe there's a higher power but I'm hesitant to reach out to him because I don't know if I'm worthy of his attention.”

Ifs Knows Believe I Believe Religious Attention Too Much Higher Theater Atheist Worthy Discussion Reach Out Higher Power Hesitant

Author:Zach Braff

“When you strip hope from people, it leaves a void, and that void needs to be filled. And very likely, that void is going to be filled by an ideology... Hope and faith are so connected. Now, when ideology connects with faith, the ideology becomes an item of faith, not a point of discussion.”

People Needs Filled Connected Ideology Discussion Void Items Hope And Faith

Author:Alfonso Cuaron

“I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me.”

Ifs Want Firsts Said Country Stars Pay College Months Dad Six My Dad Discussion Graduates I Want You Stubborn Six Months Nashville Dad Love

Author:Eric Church

“Because we spoke so loudly, opponents of reproductive health access demonized and smeared me and others on the public airwaves. These smears are obvious attempts to distract from meaningful policy discussions and to silence women's voices regarding their own health care.”

Care Voice Silence Policy Obvious Access Meaningful Health Care Discussion Opponents Spokes Flukes Reproductive Health

Author:Sandra Fluke

“With Twitter and other social networking tools, you can get a lot of advice from great people. I learn more from Twitter than any survey or discussion with a big company.”

People Bigs Social Company Advice Tools Discussion Networking Great People Surveys Social Networking Social Network Big Companies

Author:Daniel Ek

“I like a quiet evening with family or friends over, great food and great discussion and a lot of laughter. That's really what I think fills my tank.”

Thinking Quiet Laughter Evening Discussion Tanks Great Food

Author:Anna Eshoo

“If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that week with my family, I routinely choose my family.”

Ifs Choices Week My Family India Russia Discussion New Zealand

Author:Olafur Eliasson

“A discussion between Haldane and a friend began to take a predictable turn. The friend said with a sigh, 'It's no use going on. I know what you will say next, and I know what you will do next.' The distinguished scientist promptly sat down on the floor, turned two back somersaults, and returned to his seat. 'There,' he said with a smile. 'That's to prove that you're not always right.'”

Knows Said Two Use Science Turns Next Prove Scientist Discussion Sat Seats Sigh Distinguished Predictable

Author:John B. S. Haldane

“Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial.”

Enough Political Nations Race Issues Average Significant Discussion Related Portions

Author:Eric Holder

“Once you believe that God is speaking directly to you, there is no discussion.”

Believe Discussion

Author:Jon Krakauer

“I am a big advocate for having an open discussion about team norms and preferences. At The Muse, some of us like to start working at 7:30 A.M. Others focus best from 10 P.M. to 2 A.M. Create a culture where it's acceptable not to be working when someone else is working.”

Bigs Culture Focus Team Discussion Acceptable Muse Norm Preference

Author:Kathryn Minshew

“When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't get involved in any discussions in those clubs. I guess after the first year, I dropped that.”

Years Firsts Made Philosophy Listening Involved Clubs Discussion Lectures Get Involved Attending Princeton

Author:Stephen Cole Kleene

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