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My wish is that we succeed collectively in putting into action what we signed several months ago, let’s not waste time with controversies that are created in corridors and backrooms. – Emmanuel Macron	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
Reputational risks can arise quickly and can rapidly affect firms, institutions associated with social or environmental controversies ... could face reputational risks as a result of changing market sentiment in relation to environmental and climate-related risks. – The ECB	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I hope people around( Bloomberg) are talking to Cory Booker about why that plays into what is for the black community in particular, just these are signs of frustration that we continue to deal with issues, whether it was the black face controversies from earlier this year, to the challenges that I don't think folks understand with Kamala Harris dropping out of the race. – Cory Booker	Found on CNN 4 years ago
To the extent that these controversies combined with a huge drain on the organization's resources and time distract it, that's a negative for gun rights in the United States. – Dan Zimmerman	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I recognize the challenge that I have before me because of the recent controversies, but I firmly believe that it is possible to restore confidence and that we will be able, after this painful process, to achieve reconciliation. – Ricardo Rosselló	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I recognize the enormous challenge I have before me due to the recent controversies, but I firmly believe that we can restore trust and, after this painful and shameful process, achieve reconciliation. – Governor Ricardo Rossello	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The incident that happened in recent months has led to controversies and disputes between the public and the government. This has made me fully realize that I, as a politician, have to remind myself all the time of the need to grasp public sentiments accurately. – Carrie Lam	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I know there have been controversies this year and rifts and divides and those may or may not affect numbers on particular marches, but I haven't seen that have any effect on the movement's strength over all. – Vanessa Wruble	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The coverage of various controversies is surround sound at this point, most people have a firm view of those scandals pretty well locked in. – Michael Steel	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I'm not the one to judge... or to consider because of Donald Trump controversies or because of Donald Trump investigations Donald Trump is less credible for me, for United States and for the rest of the world. – Emmanuel Macron	Found on CNN 6 years ago
The sheer volume, magnitude, and frequency of Facebook's controversies strongly suggests that the company's whack-a-mole approach is insufficient - Facebook needs to institutionalize stronger risk oversight mechanisms. – Trillium Asset Management	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Given the recent controversies surrounding the director, I believe a fresh start will serve the FBI and the nation well, i encourage the President to select the most qualified professional available who will serve our nation's interests. – Lindsey Graham	Found on CNN 6 years ago
In my view, a huge portion of WikiLeaks' activities has nothing to do with legitimate newsgathering, informing the public and commenting on important public controversies, but is simply about releasing classified information to damage the US, people sometimes get cynical about journalists -- American journalists do not do that. They will almost always call us before they publish classified information and say, 'is there anything about this that is going to put lives in danger -- that is going to jeopardize government people, military people, or innocent civilians anywhere in the world?'. – James Comey	Found on CNN 6 years ago
Donald Trump has proved remarkably resilient, getting past controversies that might have sunk other candidates. – The Washington Post	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
It's been a privilege to lead Valeant for the past eight years, while I regret the controversies that have adversely impacted our business over the past several months, I know that Valeant is a strong and resilient company, and I am committed to doing everything I can to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership. – Chief Executive Michael Pearson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
On top of the obstruction that is in no small measure criminal in nature — with the hiding, removal and destruction of records by Mrs. Clinton — they are sending these records out to the foundation that are the very subject of these public controversies. – Tom Fitton	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
There are controversies over what these things really are. – Nicholas Chao	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It is important, of course, that controversies be settled right, but there are many civil questions which arise between individuals in which it is not so important the controversy be settled one way or another as that it be settled. Of course a settlement of a controversy on a fundamentally wrong principle of law is greatly to be deplored, but there must of necessity be many rules governing the relations between members of the same society that are more important in that their establishment creates a known rule of action than that they proceed on one principle or another. Delay works always for the man with the longest purse. – William Howard Taft	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Culture is the name for what people are interested in, their thoughts, their models, the books they read and the speeches they hear, their table-talk, gossip, controversies, historical sense and scientific training, the values they appreciate, the quality of life they admire. All communities have a culture. It is the climate of their civilization. – Walter Lippmann	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Half the controversies in the world are verbal ones; and could they be brought to a plain issue they would be brought to a prompt termination. Parties engaged in them would then perceive either that in substance they agreed together, or that their difference was one of first principles. We need not dispute, we need not prove, we need but define. At all events, let us, if we can, do this first of all and then see who are left for us to dispute; what is left for us to prove. – Cardinal John Newman	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. – Bertrand Russell	added by anonymous 14 years ago

My wish is that we succeed collectively in putting into action what we signed several months ago, let’s not waste time with controversies that are created in corridors and backrooms.

– Emmanuel Macron

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Reputational risks can arise quickly and can rapidly affect firms, institutions associated with social or environmental controversies ... could face reputational risks as a result of changing market sentiment in relation to environmental and climate-related risks.

– The ECB

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I hope people around( Bloomberg) are talking to Cory Booker about why that plays into what is for the black community in particular, just these are signs of frustration that we continue to deal with issues, whether it was the black face controversies from earlier this year, to the challenges that I don't think folks understand with Kamala Harris dropping out of the race.

– Cory Booker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

To the extent that these controversies combined with a huge drain on the organization's resources and time distract it, that's a negative for gun rights in the United States.

– Dan Zimmerman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I recognize the challenge that I have before me because of the recent controversies, but I firmly believe that it is possible to restore confidence and that we will be able, after this painful process, to achieve reconciliation.

– Ricardo Rosselló

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I recognize the enormous challenge I have before me due to the recent controversies, but I firmly believe that we can restore trust and, after this painful and shameful process, achieve reconciliation.

– Governor Ricardo Rossello

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The incident that happened in recent months has led to controversies and disputes between the public and the government. This has made me fully realize that I, as a politician, have to remind myself all the time of the need to grasp public sentiments accurately.

– Carrie Lam

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I know there have been controversies this year and rifts and divides and those may or may not affect numbers on particular marches, but I haven't seen that have any effect on the movement's strength over all.

– Vanessa Wruble

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The coverage of various controversies is surround sound at this point, most people have a firm view of those scandals pretty well locked in.

– Michael Steel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I'm not the one to judge... or to consider because of Donald Trump controversies or because of Donald Trump investigations Donald Trump is less credible for me, for United States and for the rest of the world.

– Emmanuel Macron

Found on CNN
6 years ago

The sheer volume, magnitude, and frequency of Facebook's controversies strongly suggests that the company's whack-a-mole approach is insufficient - Facebook needs to institutionalize stronger risk oversight mechanisms.

– Trillium Asset Management

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Given the recent controversies surrounding the director, I believe a fresh start will serve the FBI and the nation well, i encourage the President to select the most qualified professional available who will serve our nation's interests.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
6 years ago

In my view, a huge portion of WikiLeaks' activities has nothing to do with legitimate newsgathering, informing the public and commenting on important public controversies, but is simply about releasing classified information to damage the US, people sometimes get cynical about journalists -- American journalists do not do that. They will almost always call us before they publish classified information and say, 'is there anything about this that is going to put lives in danger -- that is going to jeopardize government people, military people, or innocent civilians anywhere in the world?'.

– James Comey

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Donald Trump has proved remarkably resilient, getting past controversies that might have sunk other candidates.

– The Washington Post

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

It's been a privilege to lead Valeant for the past eight years, while I regret the controversies that have adversely impacted our business over the past several months, I know that Valeant is a strong and resilient company, and I am committed to doing everything I can to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership.

– Chief Executive Michael Pearson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

On top of the obstruction that is in no small measure criminal in nature — with the hiding, removal and destruction of records by Mrs. Clinton — they are sending these records out to the foundation that are the very subject of these public controversies.

– Tom Fitton

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

There are controversies over what these things really are.

– Nicholas Chao

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It is important, of course, that controversies be settled right, but there are many civil questions which arise between individuals in which it is not so important the controversy be settled one way or another as that it be settled. Of course a settlement of a controversy on a fundamentally wrong principle of law is greatly to be deplored, but there must of necessity be many rules governing the relations between members of the same society that are more important in that their establishment creates a known rule of action than that they proceed on one principle or another. Delay works always for the man with the longest purse.

– William Howard Taft

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Culture is the name for what people are interested in, their thoughts, their models, the books they read and the speeches they hear, their table-talk, gossip, controversies, historical sense and scientific training, the values they appreciate, the quality of life they admire. All communities have a culture. It is the climate of their civilization.

– Walter Lippmann

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Half the controversies in the world are verbal ones; and could they be brought to a plain issue they would be brought to a prompt termination. Parties engaged in them would then perceive either that in substance they agreed together, or that their difference was one of first principles. We need not dispute, we need not prove, we need but define. At all events, let us, if we can, do this first of all and then see who are left for us to dispute; what is left for us to prove.

– Cardinal John Newman

added by anonymous
13 years ago

The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.

– Bertrand Russell

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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