Opinion Quotes - Page 20

• No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.

  Voltaire

  Burning, Neighbor

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• Doctor, I had never had anybody like her in my life, she was the fulfillment of my most lascivious adolescent dreams– but marry her, can she be serious? You see, for all her preening and perfumes, she has a very low opinion of herself, and simultaneously– and here is the source of much of our trouble-a ridiculously high opinion of me. And simultaneously, a very low opinion of me! She is one confused Monkey, and, I'm afraid, not too very bright.

  Philip Roth

  Dream, Confused, Doctors

  Philip Roth (1969). “Portnoy's complaint”, Random House Inc

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• What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions.

  Gore Vidal

  Book, Literature, Facts

  "Life Lessons of Wisdom & Motivation - Volume IV: Insightful, Enlightened and Inspirational quotations and proverbs" by M. I. Sek, Providential Press, (p. 37), February 2014.

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• In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food.

  Sue Grafton

  Junk, Dose, Conditions

  Sue Grafton (2011). “Q is for Quarry”, p.143, Pan Macmillan

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• Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments.

  Charles Dudley Warner

  Strong, Public Opinion, Legislature

  Charles Dudley Warner (2006). “My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Large Edition”, p.108, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

  James D. Watson

  Success, Mother, Truth

  James D. Watson (2011). “The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

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• I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need to be heard. I don't claim and pretend to know the thoughts and opinions and ideas of all African-Americans.

  J. C. Watts

  Thinking, Views, Ideas

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• Yo! You’re my dope dealer not my thesis adviser. If I wanted your opinion about my dissertation, I’d have asked for it, Motherfucker!

  Mark Leyner

  Dope, Wanted, Dealer

  Mark Leyner (2011). “The Tetherballs of Bougainville: A Novel”, p.19, Vintage

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• The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive.

  Andrew Weil

  Media, Brain, World

  "Pressing The Bar" by Dr. Andrew Weil, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 10, 2013.

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• The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit.

  Simone Weil

  Intelligent, Intelligence, Roles

  Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.130, Psychology Press

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• China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities.

  Ai Weiwei

  Attitude, Moving, Often Is

  "Ai Weiwei: Despite Flaws, America Should Be Proud". edition.cnn.com. November 05, 2012.

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• The Great Depression was going on, so that the station and the streets teemed with homeless people, just as they do today. The newspapers were full of stories of worker layoffs and farm foreclosures and bank failures, just as they are today. All that has changed, in my opinion, is that, thanks to television, we can hide a Great Depression. We may even be hiding a Third World War.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  War, People, May

  Kurt Vonnegut (2009). “Bluebeard: A Novel”, p.92, Dial Press

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• As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.

  William Westmoreland

  Senior, Public Opinion, Vietnam

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• It is my opinion that everything must be based on a simple idea. And it is my opinion that this idea, once we have finally discovered it, will be so compelling, so beautiful, that we will say to one another, yes, how could it have been any different.

  John Archibald Wheeler

  Beautiful, Simple, Ideas

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• I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor. You don't want any woman to look under the carpet because there's lots of flaws underneath. Joanne believes my character in a film we did together, "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" comes closest to who I really am. I personally don't think there's one character who comes close... but I learned a long time ago not to disagree on things that I don't have a solid opinion about.

  Paul Newman

  Believe, Character, Thinking

  "Newman remains animated at 81". Craig Modderno, Reuters, June 12, 2006.

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• I had always assumed we had an unspoken understanding about these things: that she didn't really mean I was a failure, and I really meant I would try to respect her opinions more. But listening to Auntie Lin tonight reminds me once agian: My mother and I never really understood one another. We translated each other's meanings and I seemed to hear less than what was said, while my mother heard more. No doubt she told Auntie Lin I was going back to school to get a doctorate.

  Amy Tan

  Mother, School, Mean

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• Americans have a lower opinion of Congress than they do of the NFL replacement refs, head lice, traffic jams, cockroaches and even the group to which yours truly belongs - Washington political pundits.

  Juan Williams

  Nfl, Political, Jam

  "The Perils of Political Paralysis". www.realclearpolitics.com. January 14, 2013.

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• Certainly anything that is news or opinion needs to be free on the Web, because the Web is this very fluid medium that is very much driven by links and the flow of visitors through a discussion via links.

  Fred Wilson

  Links, Flow, Visitors

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• What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Law, Reign, Mankind

  Woodrow Wilson (1945). “Woodrow Wilson: Selections for Today”

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• I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the opinions of my day. I do not conceive them. But I receive them into a vivid mind.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Mind, Vivid, Possession

  Woodrow Wilson, Arthur Stanley Link (1888). “The Papers of Woodrow Wilson”

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• I'm just chatty. But I do express my opinion.

  Reese Witherspoon

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• I'm a big believer in debate and difference of opinion.

  Naomi Wolf

  Differences, Debate, Bigs

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• I am delighted to be joining 'Guardian U.S.''s team as a weekly columnist, and to have the chance to address American and global current events on its distinguished platform. 'Guardian U.S.' brings the 'Guardian''s hard-hitting investigative brand to a new focus on American news and opinion.

  Naomi Wolf

  Team, Focus, Events

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• To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.

  Tiger Woods

  Winning, Thinking, Years

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• There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.

  Virginia Woolf

  Country, Intelligent, Men

  Virginia Woolf (1942). “The death of the moth: and other essays”

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