Jim Lehrer Quotes

Debates are boring.

Arguing is fun when you think you have all the answers.

One can always debate questions back and forth.

But I do think its necessary to have debates.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.

The news is increasingly full of mismatched people saying daft things to one another.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.

I don't want to make videos where people are always happy and they're agreeing. It's boring! Do something where people can talk about it.

It is only by the collision of adverse opinions that the remainder of the truth has any chance of being supplied.

I've been arguing with Dianne Feinstein for years.

I love a spirited debate.

There's one thing my dad taught me: don't talk about politics, because you'll never make anyone happy. Don't even go for it.

Debate is the death of conversation.

Argument is the worst sort of conversation.

It's much more fun to talk to an audience that includes a lot of people who disagree with me.

I like to argue with the radio.

We've always been a polarizing band.

Well honestly, I do stay away from being political, especially about Trump. It's just one of those things.

I think I was born for controversies.

When it comes to politics, unless it's an issue that's really close to home and you feel strongly about, I just don't think you should really talk about it.

I do not enter any controversy.

If you're going to talk about politics, then there are going to be folks who are with you and folks that are against you.

I don't like to really dive too deep into politics.