#opinion

Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words "gay marriage" are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it. ↗

— Dick Morris

#against #break #civil #evenly #gay

I've heard people say, 'I love how the characters never say what they're really thinking, and I love how things are so open-ended and you just never know what's going to happen.' Do you know what I mean? So it's an opinion, you know? I've heard very few, if any criticisms of the show, and I think that it obviously is working, whatever we're doing. ↗

— Elizabeth Moss

#characters #criticisms #do you know #doing #few

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

#confirms #course #democracies #different #handicap

I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#actual #because #decision #express #i

Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#artists #believe #campaign #concern #conservative

Here's a little newsflash for those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve this great country. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#country #going #good #good opinion #great

Follow your instincts and do not let other people's opinion of you become your opinion of yourself. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

#follow #instincts #opinion #other #people

Read the editorial page of your local paper. It introduces you to opinion and can be terrifically provocative and perhaps a great motivating force for you to get involved in your community, regardless of your political ideology. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

#editorial #force #get #great #ideology

Some of the most valuable stuff I do has to do with my dissenting from the general opinion about people in movements. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#general #i #i do #most #movements

I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#changed #fans #get #how #i