Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you’re wrong.

But sometimes a person begins with opinions and judgments and valid criticisms, but then things creep in that have nothing to do with forming opinions, and then it’s all over with strict logic, and what you end up with is an absurd world republic and beautiful style.

There is only one real misfortune: to forfeit one’s own good opinion of oneself. Lose your complacency, once betray your own self-contempt and the world will unhesitatingly endorse it

In Plato’s opinion, man was made for philosophy; in Bacon’s opinion, philosophy was made for man

There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habit

The opinion of the great body of the reading public is very materially influenced even by the unsupported assertions of those who assume a right to criticize

And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?

The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic. His opinions are determined not by his reason — ‘the bulk of mankind’ says Swift ‘is as well qualified for flying as for thinking’ — but by his passions; and the faintest of all human passions is the love of truth. He believes that the text of ancient authors is generally sound, not because he has acquainted himself with the elements of the problem, but because he would feel uncomfortable if he did not believe it; just as he believes, on the same cogent evidence, that he is a fine fellow, and that he will rise again from the dead.

[The public has] the habit now of invalidating opinions emanating from me by reference to my age and infirmities.

We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it

There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they congealed into their final selves. It might be a very nice self, but you know you can expect no more surprises from it. Whereas, the other kind keep moving, changing… They are fluid. They keep moving forward and making new trysts with life, and the motion of it keeps them young. In my opinion, they are the only people who are still alive. You must be constantly on your guard against congealing.

Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections

Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.

If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance

My good opinion once lost is lost forever.”

Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.

Any time you write history, you insert your opinion. You pick and choose what you are going to write about. I feel really happy not inserting myself. I spend too much of my life inserting myself. It’s just great to let other people carry the narrative.

I respect all opinions, but when you are attacked personally, it starts to get hard. I am especially sad when it impacts my family and my loved ones.

We have to play football and not talk. We don’t talk about politics, the personal opinions, and debates – you take them home. We only talk about football. That’s what we are here for.

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion

The promotion of “self-esteem” in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things – and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about

It is bad enough that so many people believe things without any evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence and regard facts as just someone else’s opinion

I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it

My opinion of my whole experience varies from time to time.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions. Defect in the understanding is ignorance; in reasoning, erroneous opinion

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!

There are as many opinions as there are experts

My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you’re ugly too.

I don’t fixate on other people’s opinions of my body.

Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things:

Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.

I just feel like ‘Love Island’ is like a fantasy TV show. We’re showing our, sort of, in my opinion, a comedy ideal of what paradise is like

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind.

It appears that there are enormous differences of opinion as to the probability of a failure with loss of vehicle and of human life. The estimates range from roughly 1 in 100 to 1 in 100,000. The higher figures come from the working engineers, and the very low figures from management.

Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That’s part of the normal diplomatic relations.

People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.

If we are going to win the next war, in my opinion, 50 percent of the time of training should be allotted to night training.

Impossible is just an opinion.

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.

Everyone has an opinion.

All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.

The luxury of one’s own opinion.

My opinion is that protesting, there’s no problem with it, as long as it is peaceful without violence, without vandalism.

Talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice.

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

It is not advisable to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him

What I know for sure: Often we don’t even realize who we’re meant to be because we’re so busy trying to live out someone else’s ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.

Real life, in my opinion, is preferable to fiction.

Cow-slaughter and man-slaughter are in my opinion two sides of the same coin.

Avoid arguments, but whenever a negative attitude is expressed, counter with a positive and optimistic opinion

I really think it’s important that my beliefs don’t impinge upon what you get from the movie. It’s your opinion that matters and it’s far more interesting than mine.

Respectable opinion would never consider an assessment of the Reagan Doctrine or earlier exercises in terms of their actual human costs, and could not comprehend that such an assessment—which would yield a monstrous toll if accurately conducted on a global scale—might perhaps be a proper task in the United States. At the same level of integrity, disciplined Soviet intellectuals are horrified over real or alleged American crimes, but perceive their own only as benevolent intent gone awry, or errors of an earlier day, now overcome; the comparison is inexact and unfair, since Soviet intellectuals can plead fear as an excuse for their services to state violence.

What are called opinions “on the left” and “on the right” in the media represent only a limited spectrum of debate, which reflects the range of needs of private power—but there’s essentially nothing beyond those “acceptable” positions. So what the media do, in effect, is to take the set of assumptions which express the basic ideas of the propaganda system, whether about the Cold War or the economic system or the “national interest” and so on, and then present a range of debate within that framework—so the debate only enhances the strength of the assumptions, ingraining them in people’s minds as the entire possible spectrum of opinion that there is.

If you’re going to write about rap music and hip-hop, and you don’t love it, then we don’t need your opinion, and we revoke your opinion

In other words, after the laws of physics, everything else is opinion.

I’m normally not really an angry person. Maybe some other people have a different opinion.

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of

Philosophy is that part of science which at present people chose to have opinions about, but which they have no knowledge about. Therefore every advance in knowledge robs philosophy of some problems which formerly it had …and will belong to science.

Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion. So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard, you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants?

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress—though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.

Even though I’m only fourteen, I know what I want, I know who’s right and who’s wrong, I have my own opinions, ideas and principles, and though it may sound odd coming from a teenager, I feel I’m more of a person than a child—I feel I’m completely independent of others

I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love.

I don’t think my opinions are stupid but other people do, so it’s better to keep them to myself

Don’t become the kind of person that allows other people’s opinions of you to shape your destiny. Act on your dreams.

I know what I want. I have a goal—an opinion. I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.

Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth.

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

Actors spend a great deal of their time making films. And that doesn’t mean that they’re not educated. But we haven’t gone to law school and we’re not experts on policy. We’re just people with a platform and an opinion. But that should never be enough, in my opinion, to be political.

I don’t see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I’m skinny, as if that’s supposed to make me happy.

I’ve never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I’m a good person. I believe I’m a good mom. But that’s for my kids to decide, not for the world.

If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion

If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it’s not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.

The remarkable feature of physical laws is that they apply everywhere, whether or not you choose to believe in them. After the laws of physics, everything else is opinion.

I’m normally not really an angry person. Maybe some other people have a different opinion.

Laws directed against opinions affect the generous-minded rather than the wicked, and are adapted less for coercing criminals than for irritating the upright.

Everyone is by absolute natural right the master of his own thoughts, and thus utter failure will attend any attempt in a commonwealth to force men to speak only as prescribed by the sovereign despite their different and opposing opinions.

He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.

As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you – but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.

Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds.

Intolerance is natural and logical, for in every dissenting opinion lies an assumption of superior wisdom.

One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain

Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.

Men seldom take the opinion of their equal, or of a man like themselves, upon trust.

When a large number of organs of the press come to advance along the same track, their influence becomes almost irresistible in the long term, and public opinion, struck always from the same side, ends by yielding under their blows.

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own

Some praise at morning what they blame at night, but always think the last opinion right

You are not the opinion of someone who doesn’t know you.

If money isn’t everything work at McDonalds.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan

Don’t believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

I do not believe in God and I am not an atheist

Even if one were to live for endless ages, to live for the future would be to miss the point everlastingly.

I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

He never chooses an opinion; he just wears whatever happens to be in style.

Don’t accept the opinions of others because they do not see what great and valuable potential is inside you.

All that I am or ever hope to be,
I owe to my angel mother

I’m shining a light on the shadows of life through my lyrics.

Everybody out there not has the heart to speak about what is actually going on regarding their love for music.

Only value the opinion of those that you respect. And anyone that you don’t respect, pay no mind to their opinion about you or anything else.

People will always talk, so lets give them sumthin to talk about.

Doesn’t the art of the novel, with its feel for the relativity of human truths, require that the author’s opinion stay out of sight and that all thinking be left to the reader alone?

I think that music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer no matter what race or religion or nationality, sexual orientation, gender that you are it has the power to unite us.

Everyone has a different view on football, but I didn’t have a fear that I wouldn’t be good enough in England.

Re-examine all that you have been told… dismiss that which insults your soul.

The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory.

An era that has lost its gods cannot just choose one at random and worship it. So it must be indifferent to all gods, including the Christian God.

Well, that’s your opinion, isn’t it? And I’m not about to waste my time trying to change it.