Quotes about Opinion
Elvis Presley was rock 'n' roll, I thought that was pretty mediocre. But since that time, the succeeding steps in music has been down, just more degradation. Then we got into punk rock, and now we are into rap music, which is a total oxymoron.
— Frank Sinatra Jr.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Foolish people ask you, when you speak what they do not wish to hear, How do you know it is the truth, and not an error of your own? We know the truth when we see it, from opinion, as we know when we are awake that we are awake.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
I've always depended very heavily on the good opinion of others.
— Joseph Heller
But be this as it may, it is the imperative and indispensable duty of the Government of the United States to secure to every resident inhabitant the free and independent expression of his opinion by his vote.
— James Buchanan
No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds.
— James K. Polk
And heresy is, as I have tried to show, largely the expression of opinion of the untutored average man, trying to grapple with the problems of the universe at the point where they begin to interfere with daily life and thought.
— Dorothy Sayers
I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point.
— Al Gore
Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.
— William Wordsworth
I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.
— Al Gore
I think any statement about stock prices is always suspect unless it's made by Warren Buffett.
— Bill Gates
Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson