Quotes about Opinions

I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions as there are men.

You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.

Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I have thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but, holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them.

His words are the essence of truth...Jesus never uttered opinions. He never guessed; He knew, and He knows.

All ego really is, is our opinions, which we take to be solid, real, and the absolute truth about how things are.

The variety of opinions leads to questions. Questions lead to truth.

There will be people who hate everything you do. And some people will really love it. But that's not really different from the people who really hate it.

When did speaking your beliefs become synonymous with forcing them upon others?

When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think, we lose our willingness to be vulnerable.

Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.

Our clinging to the opinions of others reveals how superficial we are. We have little to stand on. We have to be kept alive by adulation and praise. Those who are deeply rooted in the love of God can enjoy human praise without being attached to it.

The Christian leader cannot simply be persons who have well informed opinions about the burning issues of our time.