There are a lot of great debates out there on the internet. Some are lively, some are informative, and others are downright heated. In this particular blog post, we wanted to compile some of our favorite debate quotes for entrepreneurs. Whether you’re starting a new business or you’ve been in the game for a while, these quotes will help inspire and motivate you.

The best debate quotes

1. I and my bosom must debate awhile, and then I would no other company. — William Shakespeare

2. I’ve gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated. — Walter Cronkite

3. Freedom to speak… can be maintained only by promoting debate. — Walter Lippmann

4. If Allah wants for a people ill, he gives them debates and takes away from them actions. — Umar

5. I saw, he was in a different league on a different planet. Everybody says we need substance in these debates, you’ve got it. You’ve got it from [Ted] Cruz. — Rush Limbaugh

6. Nothing is gained by debate on non–debatable subjects. — Theodore Roosevelt

7. Take our politicians: they’re a bunch of yo–yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches. — Saul Bellow

8. In civilizational issues you don’t look at the tiny details as the debate. You have to look at the big picture! — Vandana Shiva

9. Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life. — Max Lucado

10. Frustration is having a debate with a blind man on shades of red — rassool jibraeel snyman

11. Talon glanced wistfully at his drink as he debated what should take priority. ‘Coffee… Daimons… Coffee… Daimons… — Sherrilyn Kenyon, Night Embrace

12. Our proposal gives new cost–saving reforms to the uw through an authority–while freezing tuition. we believe it is a good plan, let the debate begin. — Scott Walker

13. In 2000 the majority of people wanted me and Buchanan on the debates in two thousand. And me on the debates in 2004. have there been any polls? — Ralph Nader

14. I don’t think [Donald] Trump was playing rope–a–dope. He probably said, ‘Look, I’ve done these. How many debates did we do in the primaries? I know what’s happening. — Rush Limbaugh

15. I happen to like debating, and I like to debate like a lawyer, and I can argue any points to death, and I will. — Shonda Rhimes

16. I think if Donald Trump skipped out on a debate, for whatever reason he gave, I don’t think it would help him at all. — Rush Limbaugh

17. That’s not a debate. i understand why it has to be that way, but i’m looking forward to getting to a place where we can actually exchange ideas. — joe biden

18. Out of Plato come all things that are still written and debated about among men of thought. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. — Michael Eric Dyson

20. Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen. — Marsha Blackburn

21. In civilizational issues you don’t look at the tiny details as the debate. You have to look at the big picture! — Vandana Shiva

22. You can’t debate satire. Either you get it or you don’t. — Michael Moore

23. Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. — Michael Eric Dyson

24. Too often character assassination has replaced debate in principle here in Washington. Destroy someone’s reputation, and you don’t have to talk about what he stands for. — Ronald Reagan

25. I and my bosom must debate awhile, and then I would no other company. — William Shakespeare

26. You can’t debate satire. Either you get it or you don’t. — Michael Moore

27. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand. — Richard Branson

28. Our proposal gives new cost–saving reforms to the uw through an authority–while freezing tuition. we believe it is a good plan, let the debate begin. — Scott Walker

29. I and my bosom must debate awhile, and then I would no other company. — William Shakespeare

30. My focus is just dealing with this crisis right now. i haven’t thought about any more debates. i think we’ve had enough debates. i think we should get on with this. — joe biden

31. I think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate. — Pitbull

32. It’s nice to have a debate in a swing state. — Michael Bennet

33. When you exist in the centre of a debate, as a topic, a hypothesis–otherised and stigmatised–you become the prop in a proposition. — Randa Abdel–Fattah

34. In 2000 the majority of people wanted me and Buchanan on the debates in two thousand. And me on the debates in 2004. have there been any polls? — Ralph Nader

35. The one state/two state debate is irrelevant as Israel and the US consolidate Greater Israel. — Noam Chomsky

36. ‘meanings with no purpose are useful for meaningless debates on what the ”meaner” meant. And that’s what #politics is all about–misreading.’ — Will Advise, Nothing is here…

37. I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don’t have that experience. My only experience is at losing them. — Richard M. Nixon

38. I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also. — Theodore Roosevelt

39. I stIll expect to see a vIgorous debate thIs week. I stIll expect to see a robust amendment process. — Mitch Mcconnell

40. Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen. — Marsha Blackburn

41. I’m a big believer in debate and difference of opinion. — Naomi Wolf

42. For God does not want to be believed in, to be debated and defended by us, but simply to be realized through us. — Martin Buber

43. To engage in dialogue is to serve others via whatever is real inside you — to engage in debate is to ultimately serve the illusions of your ego.

44. The one state/two state debate is irrelevant as Israel and the US consolidate Greater Israel. — Noam Chomsky

45. I’ve gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated. — Walter Cronkite

46. For God does not want to be believed in, to be debated and defended by us, but simply to be realized through us. — Martin Buber

47. I mean, we’re going to probably debate the Iraq war for at least as long as I’m alive. — Paul Wolfowitz

48. For God does not want to be believed in, to be debated and defended by us, but simply to be realized through us. — Martin Buber

49. Frustration is having a debate with a blind man on shades of red — rassool jibraeel snyman

50. I thInk the tImIng of thIs IndIctment Is hIghly suspIcIous gIven the fact that the fIrst prImary debate Is tomorrow. — Ron Paul

Conclusion

Debate is a powerful tool that can be used to engage in meaningful conversation, share ideas and opinions, and learn from one another. No matter your political beliefs or opinions, debate can help you better understand the issues and come to a better understanding of the world. The quotes above are just a few of the many that can help you appreciate the power of debate and how it can help bring us together.