“Differences in political opinions are as unavoidable as, to a certain point, they may perhaps be necessary; but it is exceedingly to be regretted that subjects cannot be discussed with temper on the one hand, or decisions submitted to without having the motives, which led to them, improperly implicated on the other; and this regret borders on chagrin when we find that men of abilities, zealous patriots, having the same general objects in view, and the same upright intentions to prosecute them, will not exercise more charity in deciding on the opinions and actions of one another.” MenMayHandsActionPoliticalCertainDifferencesAbilityDecisionViewsOpinionSubjectsObjectsRegretExerciseIntentionCharityBordersMotiveTemperPatriotPartisanshipZealousChagrinPolitical Opinions Book:The real George Washington Source: The real George Washington
“One little human truth is that opinionated people don't hold much with other people's opinions, and it is a great pleasure to some of them to be able to ascribe incurable defects, such as belonging to a certain sex; or base motives, or lack of understanding, to anyone whose views they disagree with.” PeopleHumansLittlesAbleCertainSexUnderstandingPleasureViewsOpinionTruth IsMotiveBelongingDisagreeDefectsOpinionatedLack Of Understanding Author:Katherine Anne Porter
“It is in the middle classes of society that all the finest feeling, and the most amiable propensities of our nature do principally nourish and abound. For the good opinion of our fellow-men is the strongest though not the purest motive to virtue. The privations of poverty render us too cold and callous, and the privileges of property too arrogant and confidential, to feel; the first places us beneath the influence of opinion--the second, above it.” MenFeelsFirstsFeelingsOpinionClassPovertyVirtueSocietyInfluenceMiddleColdFellowsPropertyPrivilegeMotiveMiddle ClassStrongestArrogantFinestFellow ManPropensityAmiableCallousConfidentialClasses Of Society Author:Charles Caleb Colton
“The motives to actions and the inward turns of mind seem in our opinion more necessary to be known than the actions themselves; and much rather would we choose that our reader should clearly understand what our principal actors think than what they do.” ThinkingShouldMindSeemsActionTurnsActorsFictionKnownOpinionReaderMotivePrincipalInward Author:Sarah Fielding
“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
“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
“I think there was a bit of brotherly love, but I think everything has a motive when you're king. It's all about maintaining that power - securing that power - and I think Edward was very skillful at doing that. I think he was a great king. Opinions are split, if you look at what he's done and written about him.” IfsThinkingLooksDoneBitsOpinionWrittenKingsMotiveSplitsMaintainingSkillfulBrotherlyBrotherly Love Author:Max Irons