Controversial Quotes

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.

For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial.

I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.

They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, 'I wish you had told me that during World War II, when I took sides against Hitler.'

Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it's something to be discussed.

I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.

I still have this image: I can't be controversial, I can't say things.

I have a controversial opinion about evil, because I don't believe evil exists. I believe that actions are dark and destructive but I don't believe evil is a thing. I believe it's a by-product of man's fear and desperation.

What we ought not do is play politics with those who've been afflicted by disasters. This should not be controversial. Stop playing politics, do the right thing for the country and let's make sure we're not making politics with disaster relief.

I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.

If you're not controversial, you'll never break through the din of all the commentary.

I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.

A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system.

I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.

I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.

Sense data are much more controversial than qualia, because they are associated with a controversial theory of perception - that one perceives the world by perceiving one's sense-data, or something like that.

For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is.

I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything.

I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.

I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.

During my six years with them Dr Garnet Davey (subsequently Research Director) constantly supported me and, I have no doubt, fought many battles on my behalf to keep the initially controversial programme going.

But, you know, sex is controversial, it just is and it always will be.

If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.

One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.

Senator Helms might very well do that. I would point out to him that we in the art world are not necessarily in the business of making controversial art.

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the American people.