“I'm a controversial artist, one who dares to have an opinion and bothers to create music and videos that challenge people's ideas in a world that is watered-down and hollow. In my work I examine the America we live in, and I've always tried to show people that the devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. So don't expect the end of the world to come one day out of the blue – it's been happening every day for a long time.” PeopleWorldLongIdeasEndsShowsAmericaArtistChallengesOpinionOne DayLong TimeHappeningsDevilDown AndBlueBlameDareVideoBotherEnd Of The WorldHollowControversialAtrocities Author:Marilyn Manson
“Somewhere we taught ourselves that our opinions are more significant than the facts. And somehow we get our egos and our opinions and Truth all mixed up in a single package, so that when something does challenge one of the notions to which we subscribe, we react as if it challenges us.” IfsDoeFactsChallengesOpinionTaughtEgoNotionSignificantPackages Author:Jack McDevitt
“I turn the tables and challenge our people, our scouts, and they respond. We had a meeting with our scouts this week and told them [we] will use and value their opinions. That perks them up.” PeopleUseValuesTurnsChallengesOpinionWeekTablesMeetingsPerks Author:Doug Melvin
“If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.” PeopleIfsWayCountryPoliticalPoliticsBeliefChallengesLinesOpinionInformationOur CountryAssumptionDividesDisagreeViewpoints Author:Barack Obama
“Some of my friends and family have tried to challenge me to do jokes that aren't as self-deprecating, where I genuinely express my own opinion in my own voice.” SelfVoiceChallengesMy OwnOpinionJokesMy FriendsFamily And FriendsSelf DeprecatingSelf Deprecating Humor Author:Maria Bamford
“I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others.” WayMeanFacesCultureChallengesOpinionExtremesSimplifyMarginalized Author:Zainab Salbi
“We do the same thing in our own lives, embracing information that supports what we already prefer or vindicates choices we previously made.After all, it feels better to justify our opinions rather than challenge them, to contemplate only the pros and relegate the cons to the back of our minds. However, if we want to make the most of choice, we have to be willing to make ourselves uncomfortable. The question is, if we are willing, how exactly do we go about fortifying ourselves against these biases?” IfsWantFeelsMindMadeChoicesChallengesOpinionSupportInformationWillingUncomfortableJustifyContemplatingFeel Better Author:Sheena Iyengar
“First, say to yourself, 'I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinions of others.' Second: 'I'm beneath no one.' Third: 'I'm fearless in the face of any and all challenges.'” FirstsFacesChallengesOpinionThirdsIndependentFearless Book:Synchrodestiny: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence to Create Miracles Source: Synchrodestiny: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence to Create Miracles
“There can be no solution to the challenge of climate change that is not global. But if we can come together in partnership, we can transform today's challenge into tomorrow's opportunity - an opportunity for green growth and sustainable prosperity... we also need a strong bottom-up push from academics and opinion-shapers such as you. Universities such as yours are founts of ideas and innovation. They are furnaces of innovation and entrepreneurship. So, send forth this word.” IfsNeedsIdeasTodayTogetherOpportunityStrongGrowthChallengesOpinionTomorrowSolutionsInnovationGreenClimateEnvironmentalBottomClimate ChangeUniversityProsperityEntrepreneurshipSustainabilityPartnershipFurnacesIdeas And Innovation Author:Ban Ki-moon
“A well-functioning democracy has a culture of free speech, not simply legal protection of free speech. It encourages independence of mind. It imparts a willingness to challenge prevailing opinion through both words and deeds. Equally important, it encourages a certain set of attitudes in listeners, one that gives a respectful hearing to those who do not embrace the conventional wisdom. In a culture of free speech, the attitude of listeners is no less important than that of speakers.” GivingMindWellsImportantCertainCultureChallengesAttitudeOpinionDemocracySpeechIndependenceEmbraceDeedsHearingProtectionWillingnessSpeakersFree SpeechConventionalListenersRespectfulImpartPrevailingDemocracies HaveConventional Wisdom Author:Cass Sunstein
“Food is fun to write about because everybody has an opinion. Food is also fun to write about because it's a challenge. There are only so many ways to describe a plate of gnudi without resorting to "pillowy."” WayWritingFunChallengesOpinionPlates Author:Lauren Collins