Quotes About Opinion

Mrs. Astor had long held that artists of any ilk - painters, authors, actors and the like - merit no recognition unless safely dead, and that meeting them risks both needless mental fatigue and the possibility of social contamination.

In America, a woman's body seemed to belong to everybody but herself. Her sexuality belonged to her husband, her opinion of herself belonged to her social circles, and her uterus belonged to the government.

Tatiana had always thought she would not make a very good Communist. She liked Mikhail Zoshchenko's stories too much.

People argue between Pele or Maradona. Di Stéfano is the best, much more complete.

History is a slippery business; the past is not a constant but a landscape that mutates according to argument and opinion.

I think it is so far outside his area of expertise, he can't really interfere. - I don't think that ever stopped anyone interfering in anything.

What are you reading, Nanny?' 'Pride and Prejudice. Such a stupid book. I've read it twice. Can't see why anyone bothers with it.

Ted looked at Everett's face. "Percival Everett. Didn't you write a book called Erasure ?" Everett nodded. "I didn't like it," Ted said. "Nor I," Everett said. "I didn't like writing it, and I didn't like it when I was done with it." "Well, actually, I loved the novel in the novel. I thought that story was real gripping. You know, true to life." "I've heard that.

It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I'm an athlete. I can influence certain things, but when I see other athletes and celebrities telling you whom to vote for, I actually get a bit offended.

The purpose of your vote is't to elect someone, but rather to express your opinion.

There is one thing in this world that is dumber than playing golf. That is watching someone else playing golf. What do you actually get to see? Thirty-seven guys in polyester slacks squinting at the sun. Doesn't that set your blood racing?

She's nice enough, but she's got the IQ of an artichoke.

I am ready to disclaim my opinion, even of yesterday, even of 10 minutes ago, because all opinions are relative. One lives in a field of influences, one is influenced by everyone one meets, everything is an exchange of influences, all opinions are derivative. Once you deal a new deck of cards, you've got a new deck of cards.

I knew my mother was right, but that didn't change the way I felt about things. People always think that if they can prove they're right, you'll change your mind.

One man's nonsense is another man's sense.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.

Acceptance of truth is fundamental to our ethos. To determine truth we must first listen to all opinion.

and you're not a raving hothead about it like all the other hate-the-rich dissenter rabble.

sauvignon blanc and turns to look out the window. "Africans can't do governments," he suddenly announces. "We are useless at it, disorganized." I close my newsmagazine and nod noncommittally. "And our institutions never work because we never pay our dues." He reaches up and presses his bell for more wine.

It did not then cross my mind that they, like religious apologists, might have any personal reasons for holding to this disbelief. It certainly did not cross my mind that I had any low motives for it. Unlike Christians, atheists have a high opinion of their own virtue.

So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

But if we say, ëFrom men,í we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

But if we say, ëFrom men,í all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.