John Stuart Mill Quotes
Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.
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I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to make him really know what he's talking about.
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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If you don't love something, it's not functional, in my opinion.
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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I think on a whole host of issues Washington tends to be a lagging indicator on public opinion.
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If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
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They can say I have an opinion about something.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and you like what you like. But I felt like with 'Pride,' certainly when it was released in America, there were certain things that went on with the marketing where I though we're pandering to whatever the vibe is of that area.
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A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
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There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.
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Conscience: self-esteem with a halo.
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The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence.
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I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat.
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In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It's your time to gestate in the cocoon of becoming.
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Upsi is definitely the more romantic of the two. I am more laid back. We do have our differences of opinion sometimes. Upsi is always the first one to break the ice after an argument or a difference of opinion. That's what I love most about her.
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Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.
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Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.
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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
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The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
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There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension.
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Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
