“Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it.” ShowsOpinionBreakGayUnionsSplitsPublic OpinionPollsGay MarriageOpinion Polls Author:Dick Morris
“One poll showed that Americans have a higher opinion of witches, the IRS and hemorrhoids than Congress” OpinionHigherCongressWitchPollsIrsHemorrhoids Author:Tom Coburn
“Opinion polls are not worth the paper they are written on, in my view, through the conference season. They don't settle down again until November.” ViewsOpinionWrittenPaperSeasonsSettlingConferencesPollsNovemberSettling DownOpinion Polls Author:Norman Tebbit
“You're either a rationalist, or you're not. And the good news is a recent poll found 20% of adults under 30 say they are rationalists, and have figured out that Santa Claus and Jesus are really the same guy. Now, 20% is hardly a majority. But it's a bigger minority than blacks, jews, homosexuals, NRA members, teachers, or seniors... and it's certainly enough to stop being shy about expressing the opinion that we're not the crazy ones!” EnoughGuyFoundJesusOpinionTeacherCrazyMembersNewsAdultsBiggerMajorityJewMinoritiesShySeniorHomosexualGood NewsPollsSantaSanta ClausNraBeing Shy Author:Bill Maher
“I think it's offensive to equate evangelical Christians, Catholics, others that view marriage as between a man and a woman, as being racist. We're not racist. We love our fellow man, we think we're all equal under God's eyes, we don't believe we should change the definition of marriage simply because of opinion polls or because of a court that quite frankly isn't looking at the constitution.” ThinkingMenShouldBelieveEyeChristianViewsOpinionEqualConstitutionCatholicFellowsCourtDon't BelieveDefinitionsRacistOffensivePollsFellow ManEvangelicalOpinion Polls Author:Bobby Jindal
“If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership.” IfsOpinionPollsOpinion PollsFollowership Author:Margaret Thatcher
“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.” BelieveOpinionRelyPublic OpinionPollsBucksRely UponOpinion Polls Author:Gerald R. Ford
“I have never been over concerned or obsessed with opinion polls or popularity polls. I think a leader who is, is a weak leader. Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I'm meaningless.” IfsThinkingLeaderOpinionWindConcernedWeakObsessedPopularityPollsCatchingRatingOpinion PollsWeak Leaders Author:Lee Kuan Yew
“If you look at the public opinion polls even, support for all the issues, people who self-identify as feminists are as least as many as those who self-identify as Republicans.” PeopleIfsLooksSelfOpinionSupportIssuesRepublicanFeministPublic OpinionPollsOpinion Polls Author:Gloria Steinem
“This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion.” ShowsPartyOpinionFocusGroupsPositionPhonesPublic OpinionPollsSurveysOpinion PollsFocus Groups Author:Stephen Harper
“Just as it would be madness to settle on medical treatment for the body of a person by taking an opinion poll of the neighbors, so it is irrational to prescribe for the body politic by polling the opinions of the people at large.” PeoplePersonsBodyWould BeOpinionMadnessNeighborMedicalSettlingTreatmentIrrationalPollsPollingMedical TreatmentOpinion Polls Author:Plato
“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference. I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.” IfsMindBelieveHeartShowsMightSpiritPresidentDifferencesJusticeOpinionFailingMy HeartAngelMercyHumbleGods WillServantRelyShow MeHeart And MindPublic OpinionPollsBucksServant Of GodSwearingRely UponOpinion Polls Author:Gerald R. Ford
“I spend a lot of time on college campuses, and I don't quite understand where the idea comes from that young women are not moving forward. In fact, statistically, if you look at the public opinion polls, young women are much more supportive of feminism and feminist issues than older women are.” IfsLooksIdeasFactsMovingYoungOpinionIssuesFeminismCollegeFeministMoving ForwardYoung WomenSupportivePublic OpinionPollsCampusOlder WomenCollege CampusOpinion Polls Author:Gloria Steinem
“Nobody looks at opinion polls with more attention than politicians, but of course you've got to remember that a single poll is a snapshot in time.” LooksRememberCoursesAttentionOpinionPoliticianPollsSnapshotsOpinion Polls Author:Malcolm Turnbull
“But one thing is certain: the commandments have not changed. Let there be no mistake about that. Right is still right. Wrong is still wrong, no matter how cleverly cloaked in respectability or political correctness. We believe in chastity before marriage and fidelity ever after. That standard is an absolute standard of truth. It is neither subject to public opinion polls nor dependent upon situation or circumstance. There is no need to debate it or other gospel standards.” NeedsBelieveStillsMatterPoliticalCertainMistakeSituationOpinionOne ThingSubjectsChangedCircumstancesStandardsAbsolutesDebateDependentCommandmentsPublic OpinionPollsFidelityPolitical CorrectnessChastityEver AfterCorrectnessRespectabilityAbsolutismOpinion PollsBefore Marriage Author:M. Russell Ballard
“There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress. The majority consciousness has changed, and often that has made very clear, practical changes in our daily lives, but the centers of power are still not occupied, for the most part, by this new consciousness.” MadeStillsBigsConsciousnessOpinionClearChangedVoteMajorityCongressPracticalsDaily LifeGapsPublic OpinionPollsOpinion Polls Author:Gloria Steinem
“I think we have a fascinating new and quite dominant input into politics - and it wont go away. From time to time, people articulate a view that we should ban opinion polls, but that's nonsense.” PeopleThinkingShouldViewsOpinionNonsenseFascinatingGoing AwayDominantPollsCornyBansInputOpinion Polls Author:Jim Bolger
“...The British press... [claimed that Tony] Blair was simply Bush's poodle - a favorite phrase, bewilderingly popular, although it made no sense - and that he was ignoring the will of the British people. Considering the hacks had spent Blair's first six years in office condemning him for relying on focus groups and opinion polls for his policies - in other words, paying attention to nothing but the will of the people, or at least their whims - that seemed a little rich to me, but as I said, logical consistency has never figured highly in the British media's scale of values.” PeopleYearsFirstsLittlesMadeSaidValuesAttentionOpinionRichFocusGroupsMediaPolicyOfficeSixPressesBritishScalesPay AttentionJournalistPhrasesLogicalConsideringConsistencyPollsWhimHacksBlairCondemningPoodlesOpinion PollsFocus Groups Author:Larry King
“There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.” OpinionElectionPollsElection DayOpinion Polls Author:Michael Howard
“What is true has never been a question to be decided by polls or popular opinion. Truth isn’t ‘democratic’—it’s something that God has written into the very fabric of nature.” OpinionWrittenTruth IsDecidedDemocraticFabricPollsPopular Opinion Author:Charles Colson
“I wanted to come to Washington, D.C. and help be a transformative President. And I think history, when they look back, will say this is a fellow who knew how to make decisions, and made some tough ones, stood by them, wasn't driven by the latest opinion poll, but was driven by some core principles from which he would not deviate.” ThinkingLooksMadeHelpingWantedPresidentDecisionOpinionPrinciplesToughFellowsDrivenCorePollsDeviateOpinion Polls Author:George W. Bush
“The most absurd public opinion polls are those on taxes. Now, if there is one thing we know about taxes, it is that people do not want to pay them. If they wanted to pay them, there would be no need for taxes. People would gladly figure out how much of their money that the government deserves and send it in. And yet we routinely hear about opinion polls that reveal that the public likes the tax level as it is and might even like it higher. Next they will tell us that the public thinks the crime rate is too low, or that the American people would really like to be in more auto accidents.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsGovernmentMightWould BeWantedNextLevelsPayOpinionOne ThingCrimeFiguresHigherTaxesLowsDeserveRateAccidentsLikesAbsurdPublic OpinionPollsCrime RatesOpinion Polls Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“You have to take risks on policy. You can't be a politician, wringing your hands, worried about what the public opinion polls are saying or worried about the negative attacks. If you believe in something, go fight for it.” IfsBelieveHandsFightingOpinionRiskPolicyPoliticianNegativeWorriedPublic OpinionPollsIf You BelieveOpinion Polls Author:Scott Pelley