Best 1736 quotes in «opinion quotes» category

if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our own infallibility.

If asked my opinion about virginity, I would say, "I'm opposed to it." I don't think it deserves to be celebrated, at any rate. Or at least, if I'm not opposed, I'm very highly skeptical and critical of it.

I feel I'm entitled to my opinion, right or wrong.

I feel quite unable to adopt the opinion that the moment goods pass into the possession of the consumer they cease altogether to have the attributes of capital.

I feel very strongly in my opinion that everyone is responsible to themselves for what they do.

If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you're solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion

If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with a stranger at a bar, they can conscientiously describe him as a source that has hitherto proved unimpeachable. It is only when the journalist is reporting a whim of his own, and one to which he attaches minor importance, that he defines it as the opinion of well-informed circles.

If I am mistaken in my opinion that the human soul is immortal, I willingly err; nor would I have this pleasant error extorted from me; and if, as some minute philosophers suppose, death should deprive me of my being, I need not fear the raillery of those pretended philosophers when they are no more.

If I for my opinion bleed, opinion shall be surgeon to my hurt, and keep me on the side where still I am.

If I get a bad review, I dont take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I figure that if God actually does exist, he is big enough to understand an honest difference of opinion.

I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread.

I find it quite difficult on studio films because there are so many different executives and things like that that you have to go through, so very often getting that definitive opinion is actually quite difficult.

I find that the history books that we teach our kids with are not fully truthful, in my opinion.

Ifit be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion concerning the thing: which thou mayest rid thyself of, when thou wilt.

If nobody ever offers an opinion or takes the slightest interest in one's production, one loses not only all pleasure in them, but all power of judging their value.

If our opinions rest upon solid ground, those who attack them do not make us angry, but themselves ridiculous.

If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.

I fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would be wonderful.

If people are reacting to films based on their degree of success or failure, then they're not really looking at the movie. I don't really care about that. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, but at least base your opinion on the merit of the work itself.

If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don't put it in the facts section.

If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it's what they want to hear or not.

If thou continuous to take delight in idle argumentation thou mayest be qualified to combat with the sophists, but will never know how to live with men.

If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young.

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.

If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. It is in your power to erase this judgment about it. If anything in your own nature gives you pain, you are who hinders you from correcting your opinion.

If we lose our wilderness, we have nothing left, in my opinion, worth fighting for; or to be more exact, a completely industrialized United States is of no consequence to me.

If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership.

If you are hoping to find your self-worth and fulfillment in other peoples' opinion of your writing, you will never find it.

If we learn from those only, of whose lives and opinions we altogether approve, we shall have to turn from many of the highest and profoundest minds.

If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own.

If you don't like me, you don't like me. You can call me anytime; I'll have an opinion on just about anything. I will also tell you if I shouldn't have an opinion on something - I just make television shows.

...if you can think of meetings you've attended, you can probably recall a time - plenty of times - when the opinion of the most dynamic or talkative person prevailed to the detriment of all.

If you deliver an opinion at all, it is mere stupidity not to do it with an air of conviction and well-founded knowledge. You make it your own in uttering it, and naturally get fond of it.

If you convinced me And I convinced you, Would there not still be Two points of view?

If you don't really know someone, everyone forms an opinion. That's part of life.

If you ever find yourself tempted to seek out someone else's opinion on a trade, that's usually a sure sign that you should get out of your position.

If you ever have to ask someone else's opinion on a trade, you shouldn't be in it.

If you have an opinion on what other adults do consensually with other adults when they take their pants off, you're a weirdo.

If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery.

If you have a right to respect, that means other people don't have a right to their own opinions.

If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.

If you like the story then don't hold back in telling me about it, and if you don't then please keep your opinions to yourself!

If you're someone who's making film or TV or music, or any kind of art form now, there's a billion outlets and they all have an opinion.

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own.

If you're a performer, people tend to be quite positive about you or they have no opinion.

If you're not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.

If you want to get power, listen carefully. Don't be impulsive. Don't arrogantly insert your opinion. Express gratitude. Cultivate a culture of respect. Show your respect for other people's efforts. Promote a culture of equality, too, where everybody's opinion matters. Tell stories.

If you want to get each individual's honest opinion, you don't want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less allow a group to coordinate what they are going to say.

If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.