Debate Quotes

You've got to work things out in the cloakroom, and when you've got them worked out, you can debate a little before you vote. - Lyndon B. Johnson

You're not dealing with the difficult debates and questions of our society. There's something about it that's really refreshing, especially after 'Capote.' - Philip Seymour Hoffman

You'll hear debate as to whether this is a good or bad idea. - Ty Votaw

You'd carry on a logical debate, but you'd read about it later and say, 'Was I there?' ... But what are you going to do? Put out a press release and say, 'We weren't screeching'? - Pat Schroeder

You won't see a Southern California-has-got-to-have-it debate. - Jeffrey Kightlinger

You still have 100 hours of press time on any oil spill versus a tiny blurb or nothing at all if a company spends hundreds of millions on pollution control. Sometimes, they just throw up their hands. The best thing they can do is keep the debate focused on educating the public. - Lyle Brinker

You need the ability to work with the caucus to set priorities and to balance those different views and come up with a unified message. On the floor, you need to defend that message and debate the issues. - Tim Armstead

You know, what do they want us to say, 'Oh, Mr. Saddam Hussein, we're coming, we're coming, get ready. You can expect us two weeks after Election Day and by the way here is the way we are coming, but before that we will have a huge debate, so you will know full well exactly what is going on.' Give me a break. - Trent Lott

You know, we were right in the middle of a primary battle, and the league was trying to set up a debate. I told them I could not commit to the day because our primary was one week earlier and if we won, we would have to spend the next couple of weeks gearing up and getting things taken care of in order to win the race. - Mick Staton