#pinions

Mrs General had no opinions. Her way of forming a mind was to prevent it from forming opinions. She had a little circular set of mental grooves or rails on which she started little trains of other people's opinions, which never overtook one another, and never got anywhere. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#mrs-general #opinions #education

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#divine #fear #floods #flow #hesitate

We naturally like what we have been accustomed to, and are attracted towards it. [...] The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views. ↗

— Maimonides

#habit #ideas #opinions #thought #views

If you want me to treat your ideas with more respect, get some better ideas. ↗

— John Scalzi

#respect

Why did you ask me to live with you? Werewolves hate vampires.” “I don’t,” said Kyle.” I’m not too fond of their kind, though.” He jabbed a finger at Jace. “They think they’re better than everyone else.” “No,” said Jace. “I think I’m better than everyone else. An opinion that has been backed up with ample evidence.” Kyle looked at Simon. “Does he always talk like this?” “Yes. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-wayland #sarcastic #opinions

I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge. ↗

— George W. Bush

#book #country #criticize #desire #emerge

Opinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at? ↗

— Lord Byron

#changed #got #how #made #opinions

Back, you know, a few generations ago, people didn't have a way to share information and express their opinions efficiently to a lot of people. But now they do. Right now, with social networks and other tools on the Internet, all of these 500 million people have a way to say what they're thinking and have their voice be heard. ↗

— Mark Zuckerberg

#back #efficiently #express #few #generations

I read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Reader's Digest... I read some responsible journalism, and from that, I form my own opinions. I also happen to be intelligent, and I question everything. ↗

— Gary Coleman

#digest #everything #form #happen #i

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

#heart #honor #men #opinions #other