Quotes About Opinions

A rich man's foolish sayings pass for wise ones.

Everyone thinks his own thoughts are best.

Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.

It doesn't matter what other people think of you. What matters is what you think of yourself.

To be turned from one's course by men's opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold an office.

Besides, Clara needed relatives: it was Diane's view that bringing up a completely undamaged child was in bad taste.

When it comes to gay marriage, the electorate can be broken into three basic groups: a relatively small core of committed opponents; a relatively small core of committed supporters; and a vast swath of conflicted voters who like to think of themselves as 'tolerant,' but who are instinctively uneasy with sudden, sweeping change.

Voters in my constituency do not feel people who are not working should get more than those in work.

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes.

Typically in science, individual scientists make up their minds about scientific fact or theory one at a time. We don't take votes. We just don't vote on quantum mechanics, the theory of relativity, why the sky is blue, or anything else.

I don't really worry what outside groups who score votes think. My job is to represent the people.

I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.

The voter does not vote only on one issue, the voter votes on a multiplicity of issues.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

I'm not going to advocate for a female leader who I'm voting for solely on the basis of gender. And I think a lot of people feel that way.

Polls can change; people's opinions can change. Voting intentions can change, and I think it would be a silly leader, a silly political party, that would assume that we have it sewn up.

I'm a registered Independent. But my brother says it's obvious that I'm a Republican sympathizer. Once I get in the voting booth, it doesn't matter.

Voting for a politician is very different then saying you like somebody or don't like somebody.

Come 2012, I am not going to be voting for someone based on who I think would be the most fun to hang out and have a beer with. I am going to be voting for the person that I think will have the best chance of beating President Obama and gaining votes from independents.

Voters seem to enjoy voting for what experts believe they won't vote for.

Voting when I was 18 years old wasn't a priority. It wasn't something I took much interest in. We weren't watching the news or trying to get caught up on the legislation, and candidates' opinions and what they're going to try to bring to America.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity for vulnerability.

People are always happy to tell you what they think of as bad taste, but when you ask them what they really like themselves, theyre suddenly very vulnerable.