Quote by Richard Bliss Brooke

Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“Martin Luther King Jr. wrote passionately about the time when “one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular.” Sometimes…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“We should be simiarly wary of acceping common opinions; we should judge them by the ways of reason not by popular vote”

— Michel De Montaigne (1533-1592

“The existence of diverse opinions troubles me but it's the fact that everyone claims to be right that terrifies me”

— Tim J. Brooks

“It is that same fear, the fear of ostracism that causes people to conform and not question commonly accepted opinions or popular trends.”

— Robert Kiyosaki

“Too many leaders fail when they are afraid to do what is right because it is hard, or they are afraid of how it…

— Shannon Mayer

“More important than any political campaign is popular awareness.”

— Victor Bello Accioly

“I've found that a substantial fraction of many people’s days is spent worrying about what others think of them. If nobody ever worried about…

— Randy Pausch

“Society at large is staggeringly obtuse. If one simply looks to others for their opinions, they lose the ability to think critically for themselves.…

— Kerri Maniscalco

“The point is, a leader does what he thinks is right, not what he thinks the popular thing is.”

— Bill Maher

“We must take into consideration the opinions of others; simply because we all look at the world through different lenses.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Popularity is no boast. From politics to fashion, history has shown popularity is, too often, just a loud celebration of a common ignorance.”

— Kerry Cue