Quotes About Opinion

But the moves reflected a new wish to shape opinion

When polled in Harper's presence, not a single trustee endorsed his position—a humiliating blow.

People liked him," Froelich said. "He was OK, I guess." "Is that all?" "That's a compliment, one brother to another.

You ever notice how the folks who talk loudest about small government always seem to live in the states with the biggest subsidies? Small government would kill them dead.

Better than Tennyson,' Reacher said. 'You have to give me that.

he would choose them if they weren't? "They know Holly pretty well," he said. "They're good enough." "Moaners and groaners?

Truth is what people want to believe and nothing more.

Truth is only what people want to believe and nothing more.

As philosopher Francis Bacon put it in 1620, "the human understanding, once it has adopted an opinion, collects any instances that confirm it, and though the contrary instances may be more numerous and more weighty, it either does not notice them or else rejects them, in order that this opinion will remain unshaken."46

moviegoers will report liking a movie more when they hear beforehand how good it is. In this example, small chance influences created a snowball effect and made a huge difference in the future of the song. Again, it's the butterfly effect.

Reason the Only Oracle of Man, Ethan Allen titled his work, expressing the widespread viewpoint. "Fix reason firmly in her seat," writes Jefferson to a nephew, "and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

The US once held all its diverse components together on a declaration of "self-evident" truths about a government of/by/for the people. Today truth is not self-evident but self-constructed, fabricated from the moist finger in the winds of opinion research and social media.

The greatest deception men [and women] suffer is from their own OPINION.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

Wild-eyed gun nuts who insist that guns don't kill people are purely full of crap, as even a cursory glance at a newspaper on almost any given day will attest.

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

Take some more tea, the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. I've had nothing yet, Alice replied in an offended tone, so I can't take more. You mean you can't take less , said the Hatter: it's very easy to take more than nothing. Nobody asked your opinion, said Alice.

It is wrong from beginning to end,' said the Caterpillar decidedly, and there was silence for some minutes.

In most gardens' the Tiger-lily said, ' they make the beds too soft - so that the flowers are always asleep.' This sounded a very good reason, and Alice was quite pleased to know it. 'I never thought of that before!' she said. 'It's MY opinion that you never think AT ALL,' the rose said in a rather severe tone.

There is nothing more terrifying than the absoluteness of one who believes he's right.

I don't get jazz. It always sounds like a bunch of toddlers let loose in a music room.

There's nothing more terrifying than the absoluteness of one who believes he's right.

Why do girls always feel like they have to apologize for giving an opinion or taking up space in the world? Have you ever noticed that?" Nicole asked. "You go on websites and some girl leaves a post and if it's longer than three sentences or she's expressing her thoughts about some topic, she usually ends with, 'Sorry for the rant' or 'That may be dumb, but that's what I think.