#controversy

It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a bad reaction. So we see that controversy, and we believe that is a good thing to engage in. ↗

— Julian Assange

#abusers #always #bad #believe #controversy

I have been told by a member of the board of one of Canada's most prominent literary magazines that a submission of mine once caused a great deal of controversy. ↗

— John Barton

#board #canada #caused #controversy #deal

Obviously, I have been a pro-choice candidate for my entire political career, and obviously there is controversy always surrounding this issue. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#been #candidate #career #controversy #entire

Look at the language. If a scientist delivers the simple, unconditional, absolutely certain statements that politicians and journalists want, he is talking as an activist, not a scientist. ↗

— Daniel Gardner

#bias #controversy #fear #media #science

If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it. ↗

— Criss Jami

#belief #controversial #controversy #debating #difference

As for what it's against - the story is against those who pervert and misuse religion, or any other kind of doctrine with a holy book and a priesthood and an apparatus of power that wields unchallengeable authority, in order to dominate and suppress human freedoms. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#inspirational #science #freedom

At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you. ↗

— Criss Jami

#argumentation #avoidance #challenge #challenger #contempt

Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent. ↗

— Kevin Smith

#diversity #intelligence #intelligence

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy. ↗

— Felix Frankfurter

#controversy #decide #only #principle #question

But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years. ↗