490 Quotes About Opinions

It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.

What decent philosopher was ever an appeaser? The former is a rare catch among the multitudes of modern opinionists. His role is to be one who loves truth. That is a place where his love for humanity is more powerful than his love for hot air about empowering humanity.

The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.

Has he been with a woman yet?” he asked remembering the girl at the barn. She shot him an angry glance.“Is that all you think about? Of course he hasn’t.He is only eleven.” “Nothing wrong with a boy starting early. I did.” “And look how well you’ve turned out.

An opinion is not to be respected simply because somebody holds it. More or less any obnoxious viewpoint one can think up is probably held by somebody somewhere. There are right-wing Afrikaners who believe that Nelson Mandela was evil.

Are you differentiating the personal opinions from professional advice?

All other statements of intention, however fully documented, are suspect. The poet may change his mind or mood; he may have intended one thing and done another, and then rationalised what he did.

How do I handle haters? If my connection to someone disappears when I don’t have wifi, I don’t stress about their opinion. 

I don't like the man--less now than I did before--but I can't help but admire his ... stamina.""That's dick-thinking.""Well ..." Roarke glanced down at his own. "It does have opinions.