Opinion Change Quotes

If the facts change, I’ll change my opinion. What do you do, Sir?

When the facts change, one ought to change one’s opinion.

It is never to be expected in a revolution that every man is to change his opinion at the same moment. There never yet was any truth or any principle so irresistibly obvious that all men believed it at once. Time and reason must cooperate with each other to the final establishment of any principle; and therefore those who may happen to be first convinced have not a right to persecute others, on whom conviction operates more slowly. The moral principle of revolutions is to instruct, not to destroy.

No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

In this Court dissents have gradually become majority opinions.

Suddenly to change one's opinions and go over to another party. The most notable flop on record was that of Saul of Tarsus, who has been severely criticised as a turn-coat by some of our partisan journals.

Persistence in one opinion has never been considered a merit in political leaders.

Lincoln was a flip flopper in the best sense of the word.

Only fools don't contradict themselves

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.

If someone starts agreeing with me, I don't like it. Out of pique, I become something else.

I'll have a different answer tomorrow that I do today.

I have disassociated myself from that book.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.

Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion can change the government practically just so much.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

I used to laugh at MMA and say 'do you know what a boxer would do to an MMA guy?' and then I got educated on the truth.

My goal as a comedian is to sway people's opinion. It's not my only goal and it's not the only way I measure myself.

I think, hey, everybody has a right to change their mind.

As somebody who's been writing about this subject for getting on twenty years now, it's astonishing how the climate has changed in the last five years.

I suppose you're right about some perspectives. Just a few weeks ago, I thought you were a dickhead.

My problem with interviews, one day I'll think one thing, and the next day I'll think the exact opposite.

I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind.

Now, you'll hear people call here on my show claiming they used to be lib and they've changed their minds. That happens, but it happens naturally. It's not because I've focused on trying to persuade people. I think while it's a noble objective to try to help people to see things the right way, this is a different psychological collection of human beings, and they are walled off from anything that's not them.