Gyles Brandreth

And the purpose of small talk is not to be controversial, clever or even interesting. It's simply to fill the silent void with a small gesture of common humanity. It's a spoken smile, a verbal handshake.

British Actor

Angela Merkel

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.

German Statesman

Shakira

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.

Musician

Gabriel Iglesias

I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.

American Comedian

Kanye West

You know what should be banned? Stuff that's whack. The world is controversial. The world is classist. The world is racist.

American Rapper

Robert Redford

I'm not a lawyer, but I do know this: we need to protect our ability to tell controversial stories.

American Actor

Flannery O'Connor

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

American Author

Jesse Watters

It's a controversial segment, 'Watters World.' There's controversy around it.

American Critic

Mahima Chaudhry

It's very tough playing a real life character in a controversial story.

Seth Lloyd

Thinking of the universe as a computer is controversial.

American Educator

Controversial topics can evoke strong emotions. Stay respectful during discussions.

Emotionally Charged

A controversial point can be intriguing and spark healthy debates and new ideas.

Not Always Negative

Controversial topics often attract media coverage. Consider the source when discussing them.

Media Attention

 not waiting for anybody else. And the truth is, from the mayor to the felon, you're going to find them in that barber shop. And so what we did was just organize what was already going on. And so what I started doing was mining these alternative viewpoints from these alternative digital universes, dissecting them, breaking them down into controversial talking points.

A Black man goes...

 that limit a pesticide's wider environmental impact. With a combination of biological understanding, environmental awareness, and improved technologies, we have a better chance of finding a holistic solution to pests. Chemical pesticides may never shake their controversial reputation, but with their help,

Do we really need...

 But if he judges that the other team committed a foul -- awesome! That's a good call, let's not examine it too closely. Or, maybe you've read an article or a study that examined some controversial policy, like capital punishment. And, as researchers have demonstrated, if you support capital punishment

Why you think you're...

 Scientific experimentation, though controversial, gives us some clues. Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it

How do animals...

 And she's put her hand into the mouth of a bearded dragon to be bitten. She's playing, obviously, on a kind of morbid curiosity with people being attacked. And there's a lot of more controversial videos like this of people kind of deliberately agitating animals like

The Reality Behind...

 for a discovery that has been hailed as one of the most important astronomical observations ever. And today, after briefly describing what they found, I'm going to tell you about a highly controversial framework for explaining their discovery, namely the possibility

Why is our universe...

 allowing more immigration into wealthy countries would benefit developing countries now this is kind of a controversial topic so we don't tend to talk about it that much but the fact is Filipino migrant workers sent home

What is international...

 for his help in the initial studies involving dogs. But while medical experimentation on animals remains controversial, in this case at least, it was not just a matter of exploiting dogs for human needs.

What did dogs teach...

 palestinians this settlement specifically are not allowed to come in so it's a very very controversial place most families here just want to live a normal life away from all the controversy

Part 1: Uneasy...

 A national hero? Or public enemy number one? Historical figures are often controversial, but few were as deified or vilified in their lifetime