Quotes About Opinions

People who read me seem to be divided into four groups: twenty-five percent like me for the right reasons; twenty-five percent like me for the wrong reasons; twenty-five percent hate me for the wrong reasons; twenty-five percent hate me for the right reasons. It's that last twenty-five percent that worries me.

Now, what makes one of your conversations crucial as opposed to plain vanilla? First, opinions vary. For example, you're talking with your boss about a possible promotion. She thinks you're not ready; you think you are. Second, stakes are high. You're in a meeting with four coworkers and you're trying to pick a new marketing strategy. You've got to do something different or your company isn't going to hit its annual goals. Third, emotions run strong.

One of the ironies of dialogue is that, when talking with those holding opposing opinions, the more convinced and forceful you act, the more resistant others become.

A nadie le importan los libros, por eso puedes escribir lo que te dé la gana en ellos. A la gente le importan las normas.

The thing is with the media, I have a love-hate relationship with [it]. [Journalists] are only doing their jobs and you can't get your own way all the time.

If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.

Your mom was right when she told you never to discuss politics and religion because emotions run so high in those arenas. Especially religion.

The most curious social convention of the great age in which we live is the one to the effect that religious opinions should be respected.

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.

That's the funny thing about religion: it doesn't matter what you say, you're going to upset someone.

The vast majority of people are unthinking prejudice machines.

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

Were one to call your stupid ism good, well then, one would either be equally idiotic, or a fool, or no good.

Beliefs are conclusions reached by men who are lazy to think for themselves.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.

You may have the right to live anyway you like, but you don't have a right to have other people like it. Respect it or pay for it.

Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to nature and judgments that overthrow the rule of reason.

One speaks with great respect of economists, if only because they represent such a variety of opinions.

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

Be tolerant. Behold the unity of all faiths, cults, creeds and religions. Respect the views, opinions and sentiments of all.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

There is, in fact, nothing about religious opinions that entitles them to any more respect than other opinions get. On the contrary, they tend to be noticeably silly.