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No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy.
Hilary Putnam
Believe
Settled
Something
Merely
Beyond
Because
Subjective
Person
Controversy
Cannot
Sane
Should
I'd love to meet Darwin. He caused such controversy over whether God created the earth in six days or whether we evolved over time. I'd love to discuss that with him - what a fantastic conversation!
Isabella Rossellini
Love
God
Time
Conversation
Meet
Earth
Evolved
Darwin
He
Over
Days
Him
Caused
Discuss
Six
Six Days
Controversy
Whether
Fantastic
Created
I don't get afraid in talking about subject matter that may spark controversy, and I'm not afraid to not be liked. I think that sometimes people pay too much attention to being liked, and it's paralyzing.
Jada Pinkett Smith
People
Sometimes
Matter
Too Much
Pay
Think
Too
About
Attention
Liked
Talking
Subject
Subject Matter
Get
May
Controversy
Afraid
Being
Spark
Much
Much Attention
Controversy is always a beautiful thing. I love controversy and I try to fan it as much as I can without having my husband's head pop off!
Jada Pinkett Smith
Love
Beautiful
Try
Husband
Having
Head
Beautiful Thing
Without
Always
Off
Controversy
Fan
Much
Pop
Thing
It's a controversial segment, 'Watters World.' There's controversy around it.
Jesse Watters
World
Segment
Around
Controversial
Controversy
There's controversy around Fox. I understand that.
Jesse Watters
Around
Understand
Controversy
Fox
I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.
Joanne Harris
Love
People
Cause
Ending
Books
About
Argue
Controversy
Violently
But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years.
Joe Arpaio
Me
Hurt
Hey
Well
Years
Controversy
American colleges are now increasingly reflexive in maintaining politically correct dialogue over controversy, and some say universities have lost sight of education's ultimate purpose.
John J. McLaughlin
Education
Lost
Increasingly
Say
Correct
Sight
Some
Colleges
Purpose
Maintaining
Over
Dialogue
Ultimate
American
Politically
Politically Correct
Controversy
Now
Universities
In light of the recent controversy surrounding foreign management of U.S. Ports, a thorough review of foreign management of U.S. airports needs to occur.
Jon Porter
Needs
Management
Light
Thorough
Airport
Occur
Foreign
Review
Surrounding
Controversy
Ports
Recent
Historically, science-fiction and fantasy literature is no stranger to controversy, but it has learned how to adapt and endure.
Kameron Hurley
Learned
How
Historically
Controversy
Endure
Literature
Fantasy
Stranger
Adapt
I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Out
Tried
Stay
Object
Always
Controversy
No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.
Karen Handel
Time
Long
Before
Secret
Some
Parenthood
My Time
No Secret
Dealing
Years
Controversy
Regarding
Planned
Planned Parenthood
Grants
It can't hurt, publicity is publicity, controversy and all that, it's all good.
Keith David
Good
Hurt
Controversy
Publicity
There is no controversy within science over the core proposition of evolutionary theory.
Kenneth R. Miller
Science
Evolutionary
Proposition
Over
Within
Controversy
Theory
Core
When it comes to the teapot tempest that is the Hillary Clinton email imbroglio, the real controversy isn't about politics or regulations. It's about journalism and the weak standards employed to manufacture the scandal du jour.
Kurt Eichenwald
Politics
Email
Weak
Scandal
Tempest
About
Journalism
Employed
Hillary
Hillary Clinton
Real
Clinton
Controversy
Manufacture
Regulations
Standards
Teapot
I know the pundits and the news media have carried a lot of commentary about cameras in the courtroom, and there's a lot of controversy about it as a result of the Simpson case. But I have not had enough time to step back and enough time to evaluate that.
Lance Ito
Time
News
Result
Enough
Enough Time
Back
Pundits
Carried
About
Case
Had
Had Enough
Step
Simpson
Know
Courtroom
Cameras
Lot
Commentary
Controversy
News Media
Evaluate
Media
I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.
Lauren Myracle
Whatever
Tell
Telling
Seems
Like
Controversy
Stories
Wants
Story
Shy
Although it may be true that the notion of teaching virtues such as honesty or integrity arouses little controversy, it is also true that vague consensus on the goodness of these virtues conceals a great deal of actual disagreement over their definitions.
Lawrence Kohlberg
Great
Integrity
Honesty
Great Deal
Be True
Goodness
Virtues
Definitions
Disagreement
True
Over
Also
Although
Deal
May
Controversy
Little
Notion
Teaching
Actual
Consensus
Vague
I'm not one of your knockabout, knuckle-scarred, Internet-controversy-courting book critics. Occasionally I stumble into controversy accidentally, but not because I enjoy it. It's probably just because I'm a weird person.
Lev Grossman
Book
Stumble
Enjoy
Critics
Weird
Occasionally
Because
Accidentally
Person
Just
Controversy
Just Because
Your
In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doorstep. Policies aimed at reducing emissions - like the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty or here in Manchester the proposals for congestion charges - are not without controversy.
Lucy Powell
Long
Duty
Changes
Charges
Emissions
Long List
Proposals
Vehicle
Like
Policies
Without
Climate
Reducing
Issues
List
Current
Manchester
Controversy
Doorstep
Which
Congestion
Choose
Here
Raise
The world itself has become a smaller place. If you want to be remembered and create a legacy, you have to reach out to people. They want to know you. I can just say where I'm going, and Twitter will get it, and if there's a controversy, I can give my opinion. It's easier to communicate.
Madhuri Dixit
You
People
Communicate
World
Will
Become
Twitter
Say
Easier
Out
Give
Remembered
Smaller
Reach
Know
Opinion
Itself
Legacy
Get
Going
Just
Controversy
Where
Want
Place
Create
I like controversy. The more controversial it gets, the more interesting it is.
Marco Brambilla
More
Like
Gets
Controversial
Controversy
Interesting
People like controversy because that's what sells.
Miley Cyrus
People
Like
Because
Sells
Controversy
I never seek controversy or foresee it for my pictures. I take a personal stand, and perhaps because my films are on contemporary subjects, people do not share my point of view.
Otto Preminger
People
Films
Seek
Point
Point Of View
Take
Never
Share
Pictures
Perhaps
Contemporary
Because
Foresee
Subjects
Personal
Controversy
Stand
View
I have learned that I am not built for conflict or controversy. I have also learned that, in all my life, I have never chosen a story. The story has always chosen me.
Poe Ballantine
Life
Me
Conflict
My Life
All My Life
Never
Also
Learned
Always
Built
Am
Controversy
Story
Chosen
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