It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
PlutarchA 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 GyllenhaalCentral Africans are free to express their opinions without fear of imprisonment.
Francois BozizeAlcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts
Finley DunneThe more opinions you have, the less you see.
Wim WendersI've never been influenced by their opinions anyway but now we are talking tennis and they didn't know anything [on tennis journalists].
Tim HenmanThere is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.
Michael HowardForce rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force
Blaise PascalA painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.
Edmond De GoncourtAnd don't consult anyone's opinions but your own (Satires)
Persius'Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.' (On Jayne Mansfield)
Bette DavisThe absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.
CiceroThe world has reached such a degree of interdependence... that international cooperation has become essential... the only self-supporting region of the world is the whole world... Only one opinion and only one market cover the face of the earth.
Salvador De MadariagaThe greatest thing to be achieved in advertising, in my opinion, is believability, and nothing is more believable than the product itself.
Leo BurnettThere are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
HippocratesYes 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 ClarkeMy opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.
William JonesConscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others.
Bishop Jeremy TaylorRisk! 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 MansfieldOpinion polls are not worth the paper they are written on, in my view, through the conference season. They don't settle down again until November.
Norman TebbitOn good friend Nicole Kidman:
'I've never worked with her. I met her through a couple good girlfriends of mine. She has a great sense of humor. She laughs easily. I like hanging out with people who laugh easily. Contrary to popular opinion, I like to be a little silly.'
Russell CroweEverything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Marcus AureliusI think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
Bertrand RussellI 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 SernaWe 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 MillOpinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at?
Lord ByronPopular opinion is the greatest lie in the world
Thomas CarlyleLies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.
Francis BaconI'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 GreenI 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 ChristiePerformers 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 DentIt's taboo for me to date wrestlers [on her father's opinion of her dating wrestlers]
Stephanie McMahonThe two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.
Paulo CoelhoIt is interesting to note that everyone has a different take on the world, a different opinion, and given the same inputs have completely different outputs.
Penelope FitzgeraldIf 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 GardnerWe had a discussion but I didn't ask for his opinion [on Mourinho moaning]
Raymond DomenechIf my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds
MartialOne cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
Douglas MacarthurWorks 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 ForsterWe cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
Chuang TzuLoyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.
Mark TwainI 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 CarterIf mankind minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is no more justified in silencing the one than the one - if he had the power - would be justified in silencing mankind.
John Stuart MillNew opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. (An Essay concerning Human Understanding)
John LockeThere is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as much right to opinion as Fermi
Luis Walter AlvarezDon't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand.
Robert G AllenWe 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 CrichtonThe man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.
John DawkinsOf course liberty is not licence. Liberty in my view is conforming to majority opinion.
Hugh ScanlonI have heard many arguments which influenced my opinion, but never one which influenced my vote.
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