“Thought may well be ever ranging, And opinion ever changing, Task-work be, though ill begun, Dealt with by experience better; By the law and by the letter Duty done is duty done Do it, Time is on the wing!” WellsMayDoneLawOpinionDutyTasksLettersWingsIll Book:Poems: With a Memoir Source: Poems: With a Memoir
“The education of youth belongs to the priests, yet they do not take so much care of instructing them in letters, as in forming their minds and manners aright; they use all possible methods to infuse, very early, into the tender and flexible minds of children, such opinions as are both good in themselves and will be useful to their country, for when deep impressions of these things are made at that age, they follow men through the whole course of their lives, and conduce much to preserve the peace of the government, which suffers by nothing more than by vices that rise out of ill opinions.” MenMindChildrenMadeCountryWholeUseGovernmentCareAgeSufferingCoursesOpinionYouthLettersMethodIllVicesImpressionMannersPreservesPriestsFlexibleFollow Me Book:Utopia Source: Utopia
“I have received your letter of the 6th, with the eloquent discourse delivered at the consecration of the Jewish Synagogue. Having ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect, and the secure enjoyment of it as the best human provision for bringing all either into the same way of thinking, or into that mutual charity which is the only substitute, I observe with pleasure the view you give of the spirit in which your sect partake of the blessings offered by our Government and laws.” ThinkingWayGivingHumansGovernmentLawSpiritReligiousPleasureViewsOpinionAtheismBlessingWorshipLettersCharityPositive AtheismSecureEnjoymentMutualBelongingSubstitutesDiscourseWay Of ThinkingProvisionEloquentSectsSynagogueConsecration Book:1816-1828 Source: 1816-1828
“Real writers-that is, capital W Writers-rarely make much money. Their biggest reward is the occasional reader's response.... Commentators-in-print voicing big fat opinions-you might call us small w writers-get considerably more feedback than Writers. The letters I personally find most flattering are not the very rare ones that speak well of my editorials, but the occasional reader who wants to know who writes them. I always happily assume the letter-writers is implying that the editorials are so good that I couldn't have written them myself.” KnowsWantWritingWellsRealBigsMightSpeakOpinionWrittenReaderLettersAssumingResponseRewardsFatsPrintFeedbackOccasionalCommentatorsFlatteringEditorialsImplying Author:Malcolm Forbes
“Books are just dead words on paper and it is the readers who bring the stories alive. Previously, writers wrote a book and sent it out into the world. A couple of months after publication letters from readers might arrive. And, leaving aside the professional reviews, it is really the reader's opinions that the writer needs. They vote for a book - and a writer - with their hard earned cash every time they go into a bookstore (or online - that's my age showing!) and buy a book.” WorldNeedsBookHardStoriesMightAgeOpinionAliveMonthsReaderCouplePaperLettersVoteLeavingOnlineReviewsCashPublicationBookstoresWords On Paper Author:Michael Scott
“Ultimately, we want to provide people with a unique experience, and an unexpected one as well. We'd like people to leave the theater having questions, being intrigued, wanting to know more, and forming their own opinions about the characters and the world we created. We'd like the film and its images to stick around in people's heads, possibly be recalled every time the letter "H" comes up in everyday life.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantWellsCharacterFilmOpinionUniqueLettersTheaterSticksEverydayCome UpUnexpectedEveryday LifeIntriguedUnique Experiences Author:Rania Attieh