In a democratic society, as Max Weber said, what is possible is only possible because some people have demanded the impossible. The… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
My point is, however, that churches do promote beliefs that would more appropriately find a place in a context of intellectual debate.… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
There are two types of conductors. One is the good conductor who can do passionate music but also listen to the singers… — Anna Netrebko Copy Share Image
For me parks are good when first of all, they're not impeccable, and when solitude has appropriated them in such a way… — Sergio Chejfec Copy Share Image
There is no reason to believe ... that the "essential purpose" of language is "communication". ... Language can be used to transmit… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I don't dislike being famous, but there have been moments when you think: 'Is this really worth it?' Sometimes you go through… — Gemma Collins Copy Share Image
The media plays an essential role in our culture. It is the Fourth Estate; it's an undeniably essential instrument in the great… — Thomas Sadoski Copy Share Image
Stand-up is a weird animal. There are people who really want to know what you think about things, your opinion on life.… — Jennifer Coolidge Copy Share Image
It is indeed my opinion now that evil is never “radical,” that it is only extreme, and that it possess neither depth… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
No man of common sense will value a woman the less, for not giving herself up at the first attack, or for… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived;… — Saint Bernard Copy Share Image
Nicholson Baker talks about the way in which the most successful nonfiction books are those that can be boiled down into an… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
I hold no brief for Communists, but I believe in and will defend their right to act independently within the law. I… — Gregory Peck Copy Share Image
A full-dressed ecclesiastic is a sort of go-cart of divinity; an ethical automaton. A clerical prig is, in general, a very dangerous… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book, and creed, and dogma for itself, the world cannot be free. Mankind… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
You see, if the height of the mercury [barometer] column is less on the top of a mountain than at the foot… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Fame is not so impossible for people with charisma, passion and talent. Being famous just means you have fans, and even one… — Ashly Lorenzana Copy Share Image
When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
We need to have a broad debate so that the new Chilean constitution is representative of everyone. I am convinced that it… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
It is my contention that an agent ideal to the use of the scientific militarist, for both the air raid and the… — David Lasser Copy Share Image
There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor… — James Garner Copy Share Image
It's too hard to present an opinion on something that's not true to who you are. It's much easier to base opinions… — Elisabeth Hasselbeck Copy Share Image
Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say, 'My colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way.'… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Popular struggles to bring about a freer and more just society have been resisted by violence and repression, and massive efforts to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
So the journey is over and I am back again where I started, richer by much experience and poorer by many unexploded… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
There are so many people that don't spend enough time loving themselves and there are so many people that go through so… — Harnaam Kaur Copy Share Image
My work has gotten a bit strange. I do consulting, and people ask, "Could you give me your opinion on this, and… — Garance Dore Copy Share Image
It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them.… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
I'll impose upon you the same arrogance that was imposed on me, and on my mother, my grandmother, my grandmother's mother: all… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
To saya man is fallen in love,or that he is deeply in love,or up to the ears in love,and sometimes even over… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone… — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
Daily, from sunrise to sunset, the radio, newspapers and magazines broadcast to the world how to maintain health, how to regain health...… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share Image
I recently discussed with an intelligent and well-disposed man the threat of another war, which in my opinion would seriously endanger the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The world is fortunate - for the time being, at least - that it has an American president in Obama who is… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
...most men have bound their eyes with one or another handkerchief, and attached themselves to some one of these communities of opinion.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We want stuff done right. As long as it's my team, I'll voice my opinion. Yep, it's my team. You media guys… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices. You might not like that Facebook shares… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I am not only convinced that what I say is false, but also that what one might say against it is false.… — Robert Musil Copy Share Image
That's the one thing a politician mustn't have - political opinions or principles. He can have prejudices - indeed he must have… — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
![“You see, if the height of the mercury [barometer] column is less on the top of a mountain than at the foot of it (as I have many reasons for believing, although everyone who has so far written about it is of the contrary opinion), it follows that the weight of the air must be the sole cause of the…” quote by Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f38/blaise-pascal-167_abhorrence_you-see-if-the-height-of-the-mercury-bar_797719.jpg)
![“As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslims] ... it is declared ... that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever product an…” quote by John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/844/john-adams-529_atheist_as-the-government-of-the-united-states-i_1282949.jpg)
