The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion. Samuel Johnson
The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.OpinionsQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Month: November 2008
Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. Thomas Jefferson
Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.OpinionsQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Admiral Grace Hopper
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.OpinionsQuotations by Admiral Grace Hopper
People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail. Oliver Wendell Holmes
People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.OpinionsQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.OpinionsQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Nothing is more unjust or capricious than public opinion. William Hazlitt
Nothing is more unjust or capricious than public opinion.OpinionsQuotations by William Hazlitt
Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts. Edward F. Halifax
Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.OpinionsQuotations by Edward F. Halifax
No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have; and I think he’s a dirty little beast. W. S. Gilbert
No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have; and I think he’s a dirty little beast.OpinionsQuotations by W. S. Gilbert
Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information. John Erskine
Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information.OpinionsQuotations by John Erskine
Men are disturbed not by things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen. Epictetus
Men are disturbed not by things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.OpinionsQuotations by Epictetus
The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion.OpinionsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others. Wayne Dyer
Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.OpinionsQuotations by Wayne Dyer
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks. George Duhamel
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.OpinionsQuotations by George Duhamel
Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing. Benjamin Disraeli
Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing.OpinionsQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
What you think of me is none of my business. Terry Cole-Whittaker
What you think of me is none of my business.OpinionsQuotations by Terry Cole-Whittaker
No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion. Marcus T. Cicero
No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.OpinionsQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion. Winston Churchill
There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.OpinionsQuotations by Winston Churchill
I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which he condemns. John Jay Chapman
I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which he condemns.OpinionsQuotations by John Jay Chapman
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one. Thomas Carlyle
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.OpinionsQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Opinions are made to be changed –or how is truth to be got at? Lord Byron
Opinions are made to be changed –or how is truth to be got at?OpinionsQuotations by Lord Byron
Opinions have vested interests just as men have. Samuel Butler
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.Quotations by Samuel Butler
A public opinion poll is no substitute for thought. Warren Buffett
A public opinion poll is no substitute for thought.OpinionsQuotations by Warren Buffett
To try and change opinion by law is worse than futile. George Earle Buckle
To try and change opinion by law is worse than futile.OpinionsQuotations by George Earle Buckle
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell by reiteration chiefly. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell by reiteration chiefly.OpinionsQuotations by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality. Les Brown
Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.OpinionsQuotations by Les Brown
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. William Blake
The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.OpinionsQuotations by William Blake
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent. Henry Ward Beecher
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.OpinionsQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
Opinions that are well rooted should grow and change like a healthy tree. Irving Batcheller
Opinions that are well rooted should grow and change like a healthy tree.OpinionsQuotations by Irving Batcheller
I don’t have time to be classified as difficult, and I don’t have time to care. Kim Basinger
I don’t have time to be classified as difficult, and I don’t have time to care.OpinionsQuotations by Kim Basinger
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. Bernard M. Baruch
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.OpinionsQuotations by Bernard …
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. Jane Austen
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.OpinionsQuotations by Jane Austen
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. Marcus Aurelius
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.OpinionsQuotations by Marcus Aurelius
Public opinion is a second conscience. William R. Alger
Public opinion is a second conscience.OpinionsQuotations by William R. Alger
A minor operation is one that is done on someone else Dr. Richard Selzer
A minor operation is one that is done on someone elseOperationQuotations by Dr. Richard Selzer
How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers.OperaQuotations by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it. Hannah More
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.OperaQuotations by Hannah More
Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian. H. L. Mencken
Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian.OperaQuotations by H. L. Mencken
A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera. Robertson Davies
A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.OperaQuotations by Robertson Davies
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. Jean De La Bruyere
The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one.OperaQuotations by Jean De La Bruyere
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. W. H. Auden
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.OperaQuotations by W. H. Auden