opinion Quotes

“I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our...”

― Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels

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“In this world one is seldom reduced to make a selection between two alternatives. There are as many varieties of conduct and opinion as there are turns of feature between an aquiline nose and a flat one.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

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“Thy resolution may fluctuate on the wild and changeful billows of human opinion, but mine is anchored on the Rock of Ages.”

― Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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

― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

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“whenever people agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong.”

― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

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“And there never were, in the world, two opinions alike, no more than two hairs, or two grains: their most universal quality is diversity.”

― Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne

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“But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.”

― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

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“The more varied your musical experience, the easier it is to define for yourself what you like and what you don't like.”

― Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book

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“The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are rapidly acquiring the means to become the most powerful imperial nation the world has seen. The men in the Soviet Politburo do not have to worry about the ebb and flow of public opinion. They...”

― Margaret Thatcher, The Path to Power

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“Based on her experience with men, most assumed that when you talked to them about a problem or dilemma, they were expected to offer an opinion, even when all you wanted was for them to listen.”

― Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One

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