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What makes critics dictate what is cool and what is not. What gives them the pass to say that their opinion on music or movies or anything is what should be cool and what shouldn't. I don't think it should be up to one person.

What matters in a character is not whether one holds this or that opinion: what matters is how proudly one upholds it.

What passes for an original opinion is, generally, merely an original phrase. Old lamps for new - yes; but it is always the same oil in the lamp.

What was alien was being ordinary, being humdrum, being trapped into appeasing...having to crush and stifle my opinions, not being allowed to be brilliant, tricking myself into mediocrity.

What was so great about Lost was that it came to the front door as a drama that was straight-up and really gave you the sci-fi underneath it all. It backed into sci-fi show, at least in my opinion. As soon as they got hooked, they were like, "Okay, I'm there.

What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.

What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.

When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.

When any opinion leads us into absurdities, 'tis certainly false; but 'tis not certain an opinion is false, because 'tis of dangerous consequence.

Whenever we submit our will to someone else’s opinion, a part of us dies

When friends and acquaintances are telling you [that] you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.

When I do form an opinion, I'm very aggressive about it. But I don't form that opinion until I've done a tremendous amount of work.

When I first started, there were writers that I looked up to that I felt very influenced by and very respectful toward their work and their opinion of my work.

When I had the job of police commissioner, 20 years ago, I was more sensitive, more cognizant of complaints and concerned about public opinion. I've learned to do what I think is the right thing. That lessens the impact of criticism. You get used to a pressurized environment and expect it every day.

When I meet a man, I am not concerned about his opinions. I am concerned about the man.

When I told my wife she was lousy in bed - she went out - she got a second opinion.

When I was being bullied, I had to learn not to judge myself by the opinions of intolerant morons. Then I felt much better.

When I want your opinion, I'll remove the duct tape.--T-SHIRT

When I teach criticism, the first thing I say, and this sometimes pisses off younger - I mean, students, is that, opinions are the least part of criticism. We've all had the experience of going with a friend to a movie or a concert and you leave the theater and one of you loved it and one of you hated it, and that doesn't mean that one of you is an idiot. That's the way things work.

When love is absent, then there is fear, and in my opinion you should lead your entire life through love.

When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

When we are overly concerned with what people think we will be controlled by the thoughts and opinions of other people.

When permitted to listen to alternative opinions and engage in substantive debate, people have been known to change their minds. It can happen.

When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong.

When the panchayat raj is established, public opinion will do what violence can never do.

When somebody on a professional scale says "you did it wrong," it has a pretty intense impact. If you don't have some kind of opposing force to say, "that's all right, that's their opinion," or, "I may have screwed that one up but I'll do better the next time," then you're screwed.

When we as a society lose the ability to comment on what we see and to have an opinion on what we are exposed to, then we have all lost what makes us unique on this planet.

When we vest our personal opinions with the trappings of religion, we make religion the servant of our politics.

When you come right down to it, opinions are the most superficial things about anyone

When you develop your opinions on the basis of weak evidence, you will have difficulty interpreting subsequent information that contradicts these opinions, even if this new information is obviously more accurate.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you get a small group of fans who hate something, it becomes compounded by the internet. The press picks up the internet like it's a source. They don't realise it is just one person typing out their opinion.

When you have decided that a thing ought to be done and are doing it, never avoid bein seen doing it, though many shall form an unfavorable opinion about it. For if it is not right to do it, avoid doing the thing; but if it is right, why are you afraid of those who shall find fault wrongly?

When you live for others' opinions, you are dead.

When you have a valid opinion around, it takes a lot of the pressure off.

When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my opinion, that's very helpful.

When you're given a newspaper column, you're not being paid to sit on a fence and scratch your chin and say 'On the one hand this' and 'On the other hand that.' You're getting paid for your opinion.

When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

When you raise your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of it has a decided influence on what you do.

When you're playing someone who has a strong ego about themselves, you can't play them when you have the opposite opinion of the one they have of themselves.

Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.

When your thoughts and opinions become intellectual gods in rebellion against the Word of God, you are in idolatry.

When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.

Where there are low consequences and you have very low confidence in your own opinion, you should absolutely delegate.

While I'm not an expect in psychology, I'm of the opinion that anyone - even strangers - can sense the urgency of a request, and most people will usually do the right thing.

Whether that's questioning the dominant opinion of the day, the conventional wisdom of the day, or whether it's questioning the policies that come out of Washington, or out of our government, generally, I think media's job is to look at it and say, "What's really going on here? What's the story behind what you see?

Who cares if a movie star has an opinion unless the person is very well informed?

While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not.

Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.