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The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.
A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion
A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change read more
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise.
We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.
We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.
If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's read more
If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to read more
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a con-sensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom: a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, read more
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a wide-spread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible
