“So I come before you with a budget that is honest in its discussion of our challenges, creative in its possible solutions, compassionate in its commitment to our most vulnerable, and balanced on the bottom line.” ChallengesLinesCreativeHonestSolutionsCommitmentBottomVulnerableBudgetsDiscussionCompassionateBalancedBottom Line Author:James H. Douglas
“In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in our debate turns from a search for talismanic criteria and neat but simplistic answers to an honest - more intelligent - attempt at describing the role religion has in our public affairs, and the limits placed on that role.” IfsEndsTurnsAnswersRolesHonestLimitsBenefitsIntelligentAffairConvincedDebateDialogueDiscussionSuspicionReplacedEmphasisCriteriaDescribingNeatInnuendoPublic Affairs Book:Public Papers of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1984 Source: Public Papers of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1984
“If someone were to say, we should not letting Jews into the country, and people had a reaction against that, would that be the same thing as that kind of toxic political correctness tamping down honest discussion?” PeopleIfsShouldKindCountryPoliticalHonestJewReactionsDiscussionToxicPolitical CorrectnessCorrectness Author:Chris Hayes
“I think that was in the discussions when NBC finally bought it and was trying to figure out how to distinguish it as an event. I'll be honest, we did shoot it with the idea of it being an on-going series, but because I am insane when I get to the end of a season and they give you a big, giant cliff-hanger with no answers, I insisted that we provide all the answers to the questions that we set up, at the beginning.” ThinkingGivingTryingIdeasEndsBigsAnswersHonestEventsFiguresSeasonsSeriesInsaneBeing HonestDiscussionGiantsCliffsNbcHangers Author:Remi Aubuchon
“The scientists Heartland works with demanded we host a ninth conference this year to foster a much-needed frank, honest, and open discussion of the current state of climate science and we just couldn't refuse. The public, the press, and the scientific community will all benefit from learning about the latest research and observational data that indicate climate science is anything but 'settled.” YearsStatesCommunityHonestNeededBenefitsResearchScientistPressesClimateCurrentsRefuseDataDiscussionHostFrankConferences Author:Joseph L. Bast
“Some of the things I liked in my years as a student in workshops: the occasional in-class prompt; discussions about what it means to be a writer in the world; professors who are brutally honest and encouraging at the same time (this is a tough one).” WorldYearsMeanClassHonestStudentsToughDiscussionProfessorsOccasionalWorkshopsPromptsBrutally Honest Author:Mary J. Miller