It is not advisable to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.
Everyone is entitled to our opinion.
"Statesman" presumes I'm out there giving opinions all the time about things, and no, I'm not interested in opining on a lot of subjects.
If the scripts are not good, I'll tell somebody, 'This isn't good.'
To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.
I give my honest opinion, whether it's right or wrong, but it's an opinion that I'll make.
They're calling their Washington sources at the NRC or in Congress and they're not hesitating to give their opinion, but their opinion, frankly, in those early days was not very well informed.
I'm not good at debating - I'm much better at pontificating.
I was never a ringleader, but I was willing, when asked questions, to give my opinion. And when you say things quite bluntly, it's very easy for people to hang their hats on that.
