“There is nothing that deceives us more than our own judgment when used to give an opinion on our own works. It is sound in judging the work of our enemies but not that of our friends, for hate and love are two of the most powerfully motivating factors found among living things.” GivingTwoUsedHateFoundSoundOpinionEnemyJudgingJudgmentAnd LoveFactorsMost PowerfulWorking ItDeceivingLiving ThingsLove And Hate Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.” ThinkingForceForgetOpinionIssuesViolenceWorstPaidContraryNakedFactorsCynicismIdealismWishful ThinkingReferee Author:W. E. B. Du Bois
“Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor.” MenHas BeensOpinionStreetsWallPrideResponsibleFactorsDownfall Author:Charles Dow
“The difficulty in working with someone on a show like Idol or X Factor is they have an idea of what they think is cool in their heads, and it's important as a producer to maintain control of the session and not let it get side-tracked or chase too many rabbits. But it's also important to let the artist feel like their opinion matters, so that balance is difficult.” ThinkingFeelsImportantIdeasMatterShowsArtistDifficultSidesOpinionBalanceDifficultyFactorsProducersIdolsSessionRabbits Author:Ryan Tedder
“I invest because I love helping entrepreneurs and watching them learn and succeed. In my opinion your motives are driven by self serving factors around ego satisfaction and "making a buck". My motives and values are very different.” DifferentSelfHelpingValuesOpinionSucceedEgoEntrepreneurInvestingSatisfactionDrivenFactorsMotiveServingBucksSelf Serving Author:Ron Conway
“[Could] motor cars could be produced [in a country like Germany] and sold in competition in the American market . . . .In my opinion it is impossible to reach the conclusion that competition from without can ever be any factor whatsoever?” CountryOpinionImpossibleCarCompetitionFactorsConclusionGermanyMotorMotor Cars Author:Alfred P. Sloan
“I don't see much of a future for this planet. I think it's a cursed planet. The boundaries we've drawn between nations and the profit motive - those two factors have, in my opinion, brought us to the point where almost nothing can stop the utter destruction of the environment and all our earthly life-support systems.” ThinkingTwoNationsOpinionSupportEnvironmentPlanetsDestructionProfitBoundariesFactorsMotiveCursedSupport SystemsProfit Motive Author:George Carlin
“A powerful connection between two people is a potent psychic factor that exists regardless of either person's opinion about the relationship.” PeoplePersonsTwoPowerfulOpinionConnectionsFactorsPsychics Book:Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self Source: Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self