Controversial Quotes
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.
David Plouffe
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
Barbara Bush
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.
Jane Smiley
I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.
Bjorn Borg
I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.
Sherman Alexie
I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.
Christopher Darden
I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.
Rosie Perez
If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything.
Richard M. Nixon
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.
Ehud Olmert
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.
David Chalmers
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.
Jodi Picoult
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.
James W. Black
I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.
Steven Morrissey
One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.
Rowan D. Williams
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.
Jane Alexander
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.
Andrew Cuomo
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.
Norman Lear
The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial.
Ali Hoseini-Khamenei
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.
Angela Merkel
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.
Evan Rachel Wood
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.
Cynthia Nixon
What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact.
Sonny Rollins
Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.
Erma Bombeck