Controversial Quotes - Page 13

• I worked for George Bush. I'm proud to have worked for him. I think that a lot of the most controversial things we did, that people didn't like and - and criticized us for, things like the terror surveillance program or the enhanced interrogation techniques, were things that allowed us to save lives.

  Dick Cheney

  Thinking, Interrogation Techniques, People

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• I opened with Edward Kienholz's The Beanery, and that's such a controversial piece that I think that brought people right away. It was a room-size work that one walked into. It was a bar with Kienholz-type figures sitting and drinking and talking - all life-size characters in a life-size setting. The exhibition was covered in Time, Newsweek, and Life, so it had huge recognition right away.

  Virginia Dwan

  Drinking, Character, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• People already think the court is there to become the final word on controversial political questions. So everybody looks to the Supreme Court as the final word on abortion or immigration or what have you. It's not what it's for. It's never intended to be such. It's just another institution that has been corrupted and it's facing total corruption depending on the outcome of this election.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Thinking, People, Abortion

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• When I first became "controversial" and the fanbase became divided it was backwards! Because normally in our industry, when you hear a certain noise, you become a bad guy. My job wasn't to do that, which was a bit of wandering into no man's land. At the WWE, it's our job to tell stories. I'm one of the few characters who can be in the WWE and can then take that experience and spin it out to real-life lessons. When you can clock into work and make a difference in someone else's life, that's a good way to make a living.

  John Cena

  Life Lesson, Character, Guy

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• The WWE has a massive outreach on social media, and our fanbase is very vocal. So many young people watch the WWE, and I can turn around and say: "This also happens to me. Daily." I've been regarded as a very "controversial" figure, but in a setting like this, where I talk to young people, it helps.

  John Cena

  People, Helping, Social Media

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• 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

  Weather, People, Political

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• Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it.

  Goldie Hawn

  Trying, Compromise, Paparazzi

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• When you become controversial, when you want to promote new ideas, you need to be the face of it and not be scared.

  Olivier Rousteing

  Scared

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Sometimes I feel fashion is not open-minded enough. We need to push the old crowd to believe in what I believe, in the new generation. I remember when I started, my campaigns and and how I connected my love for music with fashion were a tiny bit controversial because they were like, 'How can you bring hip-hop or music into a luxury world?' or 'How you can be so connected to digital and use social media in luxury world?' Now it's changed, obviously, for the best, but I still think that we could push a bit more.

  Olivier Rousteing

  Fashion, Believe, Thinking

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I think the world likes to pick apart different songs and play doctor with songs sometimes and make them into this big controversial thing.

  Katy Perry

  Song, Thinking, Doctors

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• I'd much rather insult people and make 'em angry. Donnie Darko's very controversial. Not all of my friends like it. Honestly, it's almost become a test for me. If somebody says they don't like Donnie Darko, I think, "Oh, I don't know you as well as I thought I did."

  Beth Grant

  Thinking, People, Insult

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• All of a sudden I got a vision of Guernica - Pablo Picasso's painting, which is one of my all-time favorite paintings in the world. I remember reading that it was very controversial at the time - some people said even used the word "childlike drawing" - and all of a sudden I thought, "This is like Guernica in Los Angeles!" And then it all made sense to me. It was all the elements that are the Southland.

  Beth Grant

  Reading, People, Vision

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Let's put it in perspective at the United States Supreme Court, which hears maybe 60 cases a year, most of the cases are resolved without much dispute. The 10 or 15 that are controversial we all know about, and we hear about. The federal courts hear just a tiny sliver of the cases that go to court in this country. Most of the cases are in the state courts. And most legal issues never go to court. So, the legal system is actually not in jeopardy. At the same time, access to law is in jeopardy.

  Martha Minow

  Country, Perspective, Supreme Court

  Source: to.pbs.org

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• Donald Trump moves in two parallel tracks at the same time. There's the controversial political guy that's always out there with his tweets. He comes from a showbiz background, as well as a very successful career in finance and real estate. He loves sometimes the controversy more than some people - the press thinks they're totally aggravating him. He sometimes thrives on the public controversy and the hitting back. Meanwhile, he's very results-oriented. He knows that the American people are going to judge him by his performance on the economy, on jobs, on national security.

  Christopher Ruddy

  Real, Moving, Successful

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• I'm a deeply privileged person. I have a safe, comfortable life, and there's very little at risk for me. I'm not going to get disowned by my family for talking about having an abortion, and I'm not risking my job or homelessness by saying something controversial that my employer might not like. I have this gift of stability and it feels obligatory to use that to make the world better in whatever small ways I can. It's incredibly fulfilling. Even helping one person feel a little bit better is really important to me and makes me feel like my life means something.

  Lindy West

  Mean, Abortion, Risk

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• Global warming is controversial, of course, but the controversy is mainly over whether human activity is driving it.

  Michio Kaku

  Driving, Global Warming, Controversy

  "Monster snowstorms still spell global warming" by Michio Kaku, www.cnn.com. January 28, 2011.

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• For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law.
  By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, Controversial Topics, Law

  "Ai Weiwei: Despite flaws, America should be proud" by Ai Weiwei, www.cnn.com. November 6, 2012.

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• We are not supposed to have an opinion. If we have an opinion, it has to be controversial – that is how we are always projected. It is difficult.

  Shahrukh Khan

  Opinion, Difficult, Ifs

  "Don’t question my intelligence: SRK". Interview with Anshul Chaturvedi, timesofindia.indiatimes.com. September 30, 2010.

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• When I started to sing like myself - as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while - when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it.

  Ray Charles

  Spiritual, Religious, Singing

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• I didn't say what I said to be controversial just because most people are picking the Patriots to win. I consider myself a pretty good judge of talent when it comes to defensive linemen and the Panthers' biggest strength is their defensive line. You win the battle of the trenches and that goes a long way to winning the game.

  Warren Sapp

  Winning, Games, Long

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• I'm a very controversial figure in the Christian world. I don't believe if you're gay or you have a drink or you dance, you're going to hell. I don't think that's the kind of God we have. The Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary. I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

  Kristin Chenoweth

  Christian, Believe, Gay

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Thinking, People, Trying

  "A Guided Tour of Evan Rachel Wood: A Woman We Love" by Julian Sanction, www.esquire.com. April 17, 2011.

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• Many times I heard Imam Ahmad saying (when asked to give his opinion) on controversial scholarly issues 'I do not know.'

  Abu Dawood

  Wisdom, Islamic, Issues

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• It used to be controversial whether smoking caused lung cancer, it used to be controversial whether HIV caused AIDS. Now, there are a few mavericks who deny those things. In the case of climate change, I think the debate is going the same way in that there is a strong consensus that it is a serious matter.

  Martin Rees

  Strong, Cancer, Thinking

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• I always put in one controversial item. It makes people talk.

  Dorothy Draper

  Party, People, Items

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