Quotes About Opinion

Most people argue over who's right, not about what the truth is.

President Bush said John Kerry is on both sides of every issue. And Kerry replied, 'No, I'm not ... but there is some truth to that.'

Do not so much be ashamed of that disgrace which proceeds from men's opinion as fly from that which comes from the truth.

It is better by assenting to truth to conquer opinion, than by assenting to opinion to be conquered by truth.

Our enemies' opinion of us comes closer to the truth than our own.

It is not to everyone's taste that truth should be pronounced pleasant. But at least let no one believe that error becomes truth when it is pronounced unpleasant.

Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.

The truth that I know for sure is that I may have an opinion, but I do not know the truth, and the other thing I know for sure is that certainty is the root of all ignorance and the root of all evil.

What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.

Truth is, of course, relative. But then, so is relative.

All I have is an opinion - I don't deal in Truth.

Truth is such a subjective thing.

Argument is not always truth.

Somehow even a popular fallacy has an aspect of truth when it suits one's own case.

Most of the time in our world, truth is just opinion.

Our truth of nowadays is not what is, but what others can be convinced of; just as we call "money" not only that which is legal, but also any counterfeit that will pass.

Our test of truth is a reference to either a present or imagined future majority in favour of our view.

The truth about any man can only be calculated by the sum of everything that has been said about him.

I thought it was excellent, to tell you the truth.

It really is a shame that the truth is perceived as an extreme position.

Truth is irrelevant. What is relevant is whether or not they believe it." The logic in the words grated. "The first rule of scoundrels?

We're all so afraid of what everyone around us thinks that we risk ourselves to desperation. It's utterly stupid. It's utterly frightening. But it's utterly human.

Truth is what you think, not what you find.

Never confuse truth and the latest public opinion poll.