Vince Staples Quotes

It's for scientists to lay out the data and lay out what they think, and then it's for the public to make up its own mind. We don't live in a priesthood where some small group imposes its views on other people - that's not the way that science works, and it's not the way a democratic society should work.

Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.

You write about what you know.

Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.

Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it.

Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.

There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a lot of them aren't any more qualified than the average man on the street.

Because you're a crime writer you're asked to have a point of view on a lot of things, and I'm uncomfortable having public opinions on things that are not my professional area.

About things on which the public thinks long it commonly attains to think right.

… it is the great mass of people, particularly women, who do not often hear government questions discussed who would really enjoy and profit from these

It is neither racist nor elitist to say publicly what every rational person believes privately - that if you don't know anything about a subject, you ought not to raise your hand or cast a ballot on the matter.

I'm going to save my public voice largely for the issues where I have some depth.

I hate the idea that people should listen to what actors have to say on certain issues more than anyone else. Actors have no more right to be heard than anyone.

I like to think I've changed the centre of gravity on lots of national debates.

You can get an audience no matter what your opinion is.

I feel it's our responsibility to keep our ear tuned to public discourse. There's a lot of noise out there, and our responsibility is to pick up on the themes and issues that work their way through all of society.

You have to learn your own details before you can teach them.

Since everyone has a mouth, everyone will have an opinion.

for better or worse, it is the commentator who has the last word.

Every character sees the world through a framework of education and experience that they're proud experts about. To write a character, find out what they know best, and THEN you'll know how they'll describe a "hot day." Or a "pretty girl."

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing.

My dad used to tell me 'opinions are like assholes, everybody has one'

I would have every man write what he knows and no more.

I think that all good, right thinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that all good, right thinking people in this country are fed up with being told that all good, right thinking people in this country are fed up with being sick and tired. I'm certainly not, and I'm sick and tired of being told that I am.

Abortion is not an issue with the American people. It is a figment of your imagination if you think that this is an issue that is talked about a lot.