Opinions - Quotes
Uninformed strong opinions - and I particularly include religious ones, which for some reason get special treatment - are of course mere clusters of prejudices and no more appropriate than mine, yours or anyone else`s are on topics we don`t understand.
Believing something is not an accomplishment. I grew up thinking that beliefs are something to be proud of, but they`re really nothing but opinions one refuses to reconsider. Beliefs are easy.
Don`t ever let other people`s opinions of you be your opinion of yourself.
Too many people have opinions on things they know nothing about. And the more ignorant they are, the more opinions they have.
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Good art speaks for itself. That doesn’t mean you have to like it. So the next time you go to an art show, or look at anything for that matter, observe what effect it has on you and try to form your own opinion. That way you become the critic and not a mouthpiece for someone else’s opinions.
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.
If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.
An old joke about behaviorists is that they don't believe in beliefs, they think that nothing can think, and in their opinion nobody has opinions.
All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.
Your time is limited, so don`t waste it living someone else`s life. [...] Don`t let the noise of others` opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else`s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
If a man isn`t willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he`s no good.