#opinio

The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds. ↗

— Frederick William Robertson

#aim #aspires #everyone #his #impart

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#except #find #good #good sense #opinions

I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let's face it, at the end of the day, I'm not that smart of a guy. ↗

— Kid Rock

#because #believe #day #end #end of the day

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#individuals #majority #multitude #necessity #opinions

Public opinion is a second conscience. ↗

— William R. Alger

#opinion #public #public opinion #second

Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience. ↗

— A. R. Ammons

#direct #direct experience #discursive #everything #instead

The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#know #must #opinions #people #their

Opinions have vested interests just as men have. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#just #men #opinions #vested #vested interests

And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best? ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

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The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow. ↗

— John Ciardi

#deserve #deserves #give #him #honest