Controversial Quotes

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Abortion is a hard thing for Hollywood to deal with because it is so controversial and you don't want to alienate half your audience by sending one message or the other.

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.

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.

Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.

If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the people who have saved, trusted. It was very controversial, those sorts of things. But finally, it worked out.

When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time.

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.

The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial.

I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue.

From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition.

I'm constantly changing, I'm constantly growing. I think I'm a little controversial... I just try and keep some mystery, so hopefully people can't really put their finger on it.

It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue.

It's really easy to avoid the tabloids. You just live your life and don't hang out with famous people who are in the tabloids. Don't do anything controversial and be a normal person. Have friends. And get a job and keep working.