Controversial Topics Quotes:

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

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

topic: Rights, Controversial Topics, Law, Presidential Debate

Ask two people to tell you anything, you’ll get two versions. Even easy things like directions, let alone important or semi-controversial topics like why a fight started or what a person was generally like. If you don’t know something for yourself, you just can’t be sure.

- Gabrielle Zevin

topic: Fighting, Controversial Topics, Two, Easy Things

I'd like to think I'm going upriver in talking about world-view topics rather than particular political or controversial topics.

- Max Lucado

source: Source: www.wbur.org

topic: Thinking, Views, Controversial Topics, World View

My "home" is a controversial topic. I don't exactly have one. I live all over the world.

- Lady Gaga

source: "Lady Gaga On Love and Lies". Harper’s Bazaar Interview, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 5, 2014.

topic: Home, Controversial Topics, World

Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.

- Erma Bombeck

topic: Family, Food, Cereal, Funny Family, Family Planning

No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.

- Lyman Beecher

source: "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 162, 1895.

topic: Liberty, Made, Controversy, Disagreement, Controversial Topics

It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.

- Barbara Kingsolver

topic: Writing, Political, Fiction, Controversial Topics

Throughout my career, I've always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or controversial topics. I think this struck a chord with the LGBT community. We both also share a very strong love for animals. When you combine the two, it's a very strong match.

- Betty White

topic: Strong, Humorous, Character, Controversial Topics, Lgbt Community

I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.

- Bjorn Borg

topic: Character, Views, Different, Different Points Of View, Controversial Topics