Gilbert K. Chesterton
Writer, Journalist
"The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion."
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosopher
"A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion."
Aretha Franklin
Singer, Songwriter
"I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion."
e. e. cummings
Poet, Painter
"The theory of the free press is not that the truth will be presented completely or perfectly in any one instance, but that the truth will emerge from free discussion"
J. D. Salinger
Novelist, Short Story Writer
"People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you're not."
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"I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion."
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"The subject of bisexuality really needs much more discussion. Its a status that does exist."
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"The separation of powers is about legislative powers. It isn't about discussion or words."
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"Ideas run wild without discussion."
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"Anyone who invokes authors in discussion is not using his intelligence but his memory."
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