“Our parties and Presidential candidates must find ways to differ without being destructive, to debate without demonizing, to put our national interest ahead of special interests, to take the long view rather than the most politically expedient short-term view, to rise above partisan politics to put America first.”
Joseph Lieberman
“Competitive debate builds confidence, improves academic achievement, and develops leadership skills. The Houston Urban Debate League is bringing competitive debate into more high schools across the city, and that is great news for our schools and for our community. With the HUDL leading the charge, Great Debaters will develop and thrive throughout Houston.”
Harvin Moore
“"Let me light my lamp", says the star, "And never debate if it will help to remove the darkness”
Rabindranath Tagore
“When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.”
Colin Powell
“When you resort to attacking the messenger and not the message, you have lost the debate.”
Addison Whithecomb
“Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.”
Baltasar Gracian
“What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.”
Hillary Clinton
