Best 1736 quotes in «opinion quotes» category

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

Who ever heard a theologian preface his creed, or a politician conclude his speech with an estimate of the probable error of his opinion?

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Why, after all, must everyone like music? That they are missing something is just the lover's opinion.

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

Why was the judgement of the disapproving so valuable? Who said that their good opinions tended to be any more rational than those of generally pleasant people?

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wisdom and foolishness are practically the same. Both are indifferent to the opinions of the world

Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions.

With My Dog-Eyes by Hilda Hilst got more exposure and reached far more readers than I ever expected. Even my editor at Melville House, who championed the project form the outset, told me she was surprised by the response. After this, editors began asking my opinion about which Latin American writers ought to be translated. I realized I had some cultural capital to spend, and I wanted to use it to introduce another author who might be considered a risk by conventional publishers. Michael Noll was at the top of my list.

Without God and religion you don't have moral truth, you have moral opinion

With this type of thing there are always different opinions and mine is that it is impossible to blame either one of us. [on a crash with Heidfeld]

Woe unto thee if after all thy profession thou shouldst be found under the power of ignorance, lost in formality, drowned in earthly-mindedness, envenomed with malice, exalted in an opinion of thine own righteousness, leavened with hypocrisy and carnal ends in God's service.

Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor.

Worship of society and popular opinion is idolatry.

Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.

Yes, 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

You are a writer when you tell yourself you are. No one else's opinion matters. Screw them. You are when you say you are.

Yes, even amongst wiser militants, how many wounds have been given, and credits slain, for the poor victory of an opinion, or beggarly conquest of a distinction.

Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world, but to have an opinion, you can't be a nihilist.

You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.

You are all fundamentalists with a top dressing of science. That is why you are the stupidest of conservatives and reactionists in politics and the most bigoted of obstructionists in science itself. When it comes to getting a move on you are all of the same opinion: stop it, flog it, hang it, dynamite it, stamp it out.

You are not going to change the minds of people who are looking for attention.

You can be very honest and direct with people, respectfully. I never do anything maliciously; I simply give my honest opinion.

You can argue with someone's opinion, but you can't argue with their story.

You can be afraid to voice your opinions but you just fight through it. It's like NIKE okay you just do it.

You are physically up for scrutiny by everyone and you hear everyone's opinion.

You can disagree with another person's opinions. You can disagree with their doctrines. You can't disagree with their experience.

You can be young and still have views and opinions.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.

[Y]ou cannot determine either the truth or the right or wrong of anything with a poll. You can only tabulate people's opinions.

You could make some great sounds with technology. That's what recording is all about. What happens in the studio is very magical, and should be, in my opinion.

You can't address yourself to women by speaking a language which no average woman will understand. In my opinion, it's wrong.

You can't define the future. And in my opinion, you can't define the avant-garde.

You don't have to be captain to have an opinion.

You have your opinion, I have mine, and it takes all kinds of nuts and dips to make a party, right?

You don't want to write your own opinion, you don't want to just represent yourself, but represent yourself through someone else.

You do trust him, though, Giddon?" "Holt, who is stealing your sculptures and is of questionable mental health?" "Yes." "I trusted him five minutes ago. Now I'm at a bit of a loss." "Your opinion five minutes ago is good enough for me.

You have a right to your opinion and I've got a right to mine. Period.

You don't need people's opinion on a fact.

You expect me to account for opinions which you choose to call mine, but which I have never acknowledged.

You have to have a passionate opinion; otherwise you sound false. You end up telling the audience jokes they've already heard.

You know, its really strange now with the Internet, with everyone having an unsolicited, anonymous opinion.

You'll never get anywhere unless you're independent of the good and bad opinion of others. Be fearless.

You must learn all things, both the unshaken heart of persuasive truth, and the opinions of mortals in which there is no true warranty.