A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system.
Jane Smiley

But, you know, sex is controversial, it just is and it always will be.
Liam Neeson

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.
Dean Acheson

During my six years with them Dr Garnet Davey (subsequently Research Director) constantly supported me and, I have no doubt, fought many battles on my behalf to keep the initially controversial programme going.
James W. Black

Early British pop was helped tremendously by the writing of Bob Dylan who had proved you could write about political and quite controversial subjects. Certainly what we did followed on from what was happening with the angry young men in the theatre.
Pete Townshend

From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition.
Angela Merkel

I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
Shakira

I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.
Nora Ephron

I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial.
Flannery O'Connor

I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial.
Slick Rick

I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor.
John Poindexter

I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.
Christopher Darden

I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.
Jean O'Leary

I've never intended to be controversial but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.
Steven Morrissey

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything.
Richard M. Nixon

If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the people who have saved, trusted. It was very controversial, those sorts of things. But finally, it worked out.
Shimon Peres

If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.
Simon Cowell

It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue.
Max Baucus

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

One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.
Rowan D. Williams