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Similarly, only people as misanthropic as myself can be counted on not to have to lie to others, since we have the unique luxury of not caring what sort of opinions others formulate about us.

New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.

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

It is more true to say that our opinions depend upon our lives and habits, than to say that our lives and habits depend on our opinions.

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

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.

I would like to state that my personal opinions are that the people of every country should decide by themselves what kind of government they want.

Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

Try to open up your mind a little, and move away from rigid opinions of what people should do and be - unless you have been there.

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.

To observe people in conflict is a necessary part of a child's education. It helps him to understand and accept his own occasional hostilities and to realize that differing opinions need not imply an absence of love.

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character.

I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.

Religion and morality are critical to how students think about politics and form opinions on political issues.

If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes.

There was endless action - not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk - the ambassador at the head of the table laying out the prevailing wisdom, but everyone else weighing in with their opinions and taking part.

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.