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• Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

  Theodor Adorno

  Lying, Deceit, Needs

  Theodor W. Adorno, E. F. N. Jephcott (2005). “Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life”, p.30, Verso

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• Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions are.

  Ben Affleck

  People, Political, Belief

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

  Christina Aguilera

  Pops, Throat, Phenomenon

  "Aguilera's image is 'stripped'" by Elysa Gardner, usatoday30.usatoday.com. October 24, 2002.

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• Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Rights, People, Essentials

  "Interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad". "Piers Morgan Tonight", www.realclearpolitics.com. September 24, 2012.

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• In time, she learned to develop her own opinion of the people that she worked for, and she got stronger. Think she's now much stronger. In the beginning she wanted to believe she was strong but sometimes she faltered.

  Gillian Anderson

  Strong, Believe, Thinking

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• I can't worry about what other people are saying about me. At the end of the day, it's just their opinions, but if I said I don't hear it, or it doesn't bother me a little bit, I'd be lying to you.

  Carmelo Anthony

  Lying, People, Worry

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes.

  David Attenborough

  Use, Facts, Natural

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• I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Love, Men, Others Opinions

  Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (2016). “Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion”, p.129, Enhanced Media Publishing

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• There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.

  Jane Austen

  Inspiring, Sorry, Giving

  Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.16, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

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• Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.

  Teresa of Avila

  Prayer, Mean, Love Is

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• The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favourably.

  Michelle Bachelet

  Party, Thinking, People

  "Michelle, top woman in a macho world". Interview with Diane Dixon, www.theguardian.com. April 2, 2006.

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• I have a very high opinion of Steve King and his ability, so I would encourage him to consider any position for higher office.

  Michele Bachmann

  Kings, Office, Ability

  "Bachmann: No 2012 Presidential Run For Me, But Steve King Should Go For It" by Elyse Siegel, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific congressional district.

  Michele Bachmann

  Eight, Years, Law

  "Michele Bachmann not running for re-election to House". www.cbsnews.com. May 29, 2013.

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• Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

  Francis Bacon

  Lying, Deceit, Substance

  Francis Bacon, Richard Whately (1858). “Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately”, p.538

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• People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.

  Francis Bacon

  Inspirational, Learning, Thinking

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• So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong.

  Walter Bagehot

  Fear, Long, Judgement

  Walter Bagehot (1986). “The Collected Works of Walter Bagehot: Miscellany”

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• Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is, in my opinion, in a business established by the Creator of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses without corrupting, he need never feel that he has lived in vain.

  P. T. Barnum

  Children, Men, Needs

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• Facts and data, rather than opinion, are the two cornerstones of problem solving, and yet they are consistently withheld from the people by American media. We must have facts and data in order to recognize where there is a problem!

  Roseanne Barr

  Media, Order, Data

  "This Is Woman’s Time!" by Roseanne Barr, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 7, 2011.

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• The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.

  Pierre Bayle

  Acceptance, Assurance, Antiquity

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• Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  War, Issues, Diversity

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• It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed.

  Walter Benjamin

  Attitude, Media, Judging

  Walter Benjamin (1996). “Selected Writings: 1927-1934”, p.433, Harvard University Press

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• Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

  Arnold Bennett

  World, Strange, Advocating

  Arnold Bennett (2015). “The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts”, p.12, The Floating Press

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• I am sure it is one's duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one's own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this.

  A. C. Benson

  Life, Teacher, Self Esteem

  A. C. Benson, Robert Hugh Benson (2007). “The Temple of Death”, p.8, Wordsworth Editions

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• Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren't interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Offended You, Wish, Proud

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• The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Men, Proud, Talent

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