Catriona Gray Quotes

We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters.

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

Debate is so much better than denial.

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.

Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that's uncivil.

I don’t expect anyone to just sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job.

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

My own thinking is often clarified and extended by talking with students.

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting.

Let us agree here today to adopt among ourselves a simple and unwritten rule. We will not rise to criticize someone else's idea unless we are prepared to offer an alternative idea of our own.

There's always merit to having a debate.

The world I want to live in is a world where everybody is a bit more uncertain about their arguments and is a bit more open to other people's arguments. I think that we can engage ideas without ad hominem attacks.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

True respect means taking other people's beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you tell them, clearly and civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong.

Everyone should have their own opinion and be able to voice it. No matter what it is. Of course, that does not mean your opinion is always right. But, you're certainly entitled to your opinion.

I'm a big believer in debate and difference of opinion.

… if freedom of speech means anything, it means a willingness to stand and let people say things with which we disagree, and which do weary us considerably.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the publick.

Somewhere in this we got into impugning people's character and motives if we didn't like their ideas. We gotta get back to just debating ideas.

I want to encourage open conversation, which allows people to discuss issues and learn from each other.

The ideal is to build a culture of healthy discussion, where everyone's ideas are valued. At KIND, we want everyone to be comfortable challenging my or anyone else's ideas without ever feeling or making someone else feel that the questioning is a personal attack.

I have ideas, but those ideas could be wrong. The only way that you would change someone's mind is through dialogue, through productive discussion. If you're not going to have productive discussion, what are you going to do?