You may fail to shine, in the opinion of others, both in your conversation and actions, from being superior, as well as inferior to them
Fulke GrevilleI don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
Agatha ChristieIt does not matter if you think I'm clever or otherwise, my opinions are still the same and equally valid.
Thomas HarrisonI'm no bimbo. I'm opinionated and I do have a brain...
Christina AguileraOf course liberty is not licence. Liberty in my view is conforming to majority opinion.
Hugh ScanlonThe theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation.
Adam SmithPublic opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to be the average man
William Ralph IngeI've always avoided expressing an opinion about where I think the Republican movement should go - if it should go anywhere at all. [Possibly expressing an opinion that it shouldn't go anywhere at all there, Guy Green?]
Guy GreenWhere there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinions in good men is but knowledge in the making.
John MiltonToo often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
John F KennedyForce rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force
Blaise PascalOpinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at?
Lord ByronWe have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours.
John Stuart MillI think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates.
Angela CarterI have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to give a political blank cheque to Lord Salisbury.
George JoachimA baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.
Carl SandburgIf you like the story then don't hold back in telling me about it, and if you don't then please keep your opinions to yourself!
Erle GardnerPopular opinion is the greatest lie in the world
Thomas CarlyleAlcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts
Finley DunneWe had a referee who in my opinion wasn't up to the required standard and that isn't bleating about the referee [lost the game then, Steve?]
Steve CotterillA big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it.
Maggie GyllenhaalThose who differ most from the opinions of their fellow men are the most confident of the truth of their own
Sir James MackintoshEverywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them
Flannery O'ConnorYes is the answer to that question. I've enjoyed being in government... if it would be useful for me to serve I would like to do that. [saying he would like to work for Gordon Brown despite his previous opinions of him!]
Charles ClarkeA public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
Warren BuffettI would say that it's quadruple what I've had when I've won major championships in the past. I've gotten faxes and phone calls from all over the world. It's been overwhelming. It's really changed my opinion of humanity.
Greg NormanNone are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion.
Joseph GoebbelsThere are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
HippocratesThe aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
Dame Edith SitwellPeople talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful in my opinion.
Margaret ForsterPolling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense.
George GallupWorks of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.
E M ForsterThe conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organised habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.
Edward BernaysAnd there never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you got into for eating it.
Neil GaimanIt is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.
Virginia WoolfIt's taboo for me to date wrestlers [on her father's opinion of her dating wrestlers]
Stephanie McMahonWith this type of thing there are always different opinions and mine is that it is impossible to blame either one of us. [on a crash with Heidfeld]
Michael SchumacherWe are all assumed, these days, to reside at one extreme of the opinion spectrum, or another. We are pro-abortion or anti-abortion. We are free traders or protectionist. We are pro-private sector or pro-big government. We are feminists or chauvinists. But in the real world, few of us holds these extreme views. There is instead a spectrum of opinion.
Michael CrichtonCentral Africans are free to express their opinions without fear of imprisonment.
Francois BozizePerformers who discourse strong political opinions often seem aghast that some people respond negatively to them: in the form of not attending their performances, or not buying their music, or opposing their speaking at other entertainment venues.
Lester DentThe difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
Andre MauroisThere is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.
Michael HowardThe man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.
John DawkinsPrejudice is opinion without judgement.
VoltaireRisk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
Katherine MansfieldI agree, she has a good backhand, but that's it. Not a good serve. She plays well, obviously. From my opinion, it's nothing special. (On Sesil Karatancheva)
Magui SernaIdolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
John SeldenStay at home in your mind. Don't recite other people's opinions. I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Alan Brien'Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.' (On Jayne Mansfield)
Bette Davis
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