Alex Jones Quotes

I'm used to politics at an international level: people put together an argument and, even if you vehemently disagree with them, well, you can recognise it's an argument and respond.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

I think the American people want to see the interactivity between candidates and audiences, and tough questions posed by people and how you handle them under fire.

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

It's better if you have a strong opinion on any talk show.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

In debate, one randomly was assigned to one side or the other. This had at least one virtue - it made one see that there was more than one side to these complex issues.

People have confused playing devil's advocate with being intelligent.

I hope you're representing the devil's advocate.

I spent most of high school working on the debate team, probably at some expense to my grades. Being a member of the team was great training in critical analysis, organization, and logic.

I like disagreement because it forces both sides to question their own opinions and why they feel that way.

Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving for training grounds for developing the knowledge and the qualities that are needed in public life.

Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well.

I think if I weren't an actress, I might have made a halfway decent attorney! I like the way they think.

There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.

Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook.

Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk.

The purpose of oratory or philosophy [is to] respectively leave people in a fighting or thoughtful mood.

I love being challenged and defending my positions and, when I'm wrong, learning from the exchange. It makes me smarter and better as a businessperson.

If you agree with everything I have said, then I have failed.

If you don't like what someone has to say, argue with them.

If you disagree with me about a position I have taken, or what I've done, tell me, argue with me, debate. Sometimes, right and good are not that clear; at other times, it is only deliberate and respectful debate that leads us to understand what road we should take.

Live TV is physically grueling. I'm concentrating very hard to recall numbers, dates and events to bolster my argument and win a debate. Every eight to 10 minutes, a new sport or topic is thrown at me.

I was on the debate team.

I'm a fan of robust debate, and I'm not averse to engaging in the odd ad hominem attack myself.