
But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is to be regarded as the law of nature.
Cicero in Tusculan Disputations

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And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet.
quote by Joe Eszterhas

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The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.
Everyone should have their own opinion and be able to voice it. No matter what it is. Of course, that does not mean your opinion is always right. But, you're certainly entitled to your opinion.
quote by Tim McGraw

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Redundancies
the contract is null and void
it was part and parcel of the fraud
involving Cash money
laundered in Hot heat
such is a Dark black night
Frozen ice still hangs on the trees
True fact it is
with a muddled Past history
Free gift from his lover
taken from a Safe haven
the Time period
must also have
Basic fundamentals
it is my Considered opinion
that the End result
even though of Different kinds
involving as it is with Individual persons
and their Personal opinion
leaning onTrue facts
are as Equally as good
as ours Combined into one
and then by Consensus of opinion
and Lapse in time
let me think that First and foremost
everything shall be Full and complete
at last we have come to
the final end
Stupid idiot
poem by Ric S. Bastasa

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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Let's be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus which is the business of politics. What is relevant is reproducible results. The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus.
quote by Timothy R. Minnich

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The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will leap to a hasty opinion rather than undergo it.
quote by Walter Bagehot

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In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime.
quote by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The Hecker
Through the door it slithers in,
Accompanied by its peers.
Always groveling for attention,
While no one really hears.
In its mind its full of wit
And quite the social king.
It plants itself among the rest,
To give its deadly sting.
Its just a matter of opinion.
Further now theres a man of taste.
Of talent and precision.
To work and strive at his artform.
Has been his lifes decision.
The stage is set. the perfect show
Is put before the mass.
Only to be ridiculed
By some slimy, pompous ass.
Its just a matter of opinion.
song performed by by Primus

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The Heckler
Through the door it slithers in,
Accompanied by its peers.
Always groveling for attention,
While no one really hears.
In its mind it's full of wit
And quite the social king.
It plants itself among the rest,
to give its deadly sting.
It's just a matter of opinion.
Further now there's a man of taste.
Of talent and precision.
To work and strive at his artform.
Has been his life's decision.
The stage is set. The perfect show
Is put before the mass.
Only to be ridiculed
by some slimy, pompous ass.
It's just a matter of opinion
song performed by by Primus

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Just Leave Me With Nature
A stranger to any success or renown
And if I should die far south of old Millstreet Town
It will not matter to me then where my bones will lay
Just leave me with Nature and I will be okay
Does not matter if they bury me or to ashes me they burn
From Nature I came and to her I'll return
In immortal Mother Nature so much to admire
And of singing her praises could one ever tire,
The wonders of Nature is an amazing thing
And the praises of Nature with joy we should sing
We are part of Nature it does seem to me
Though many with my thinking may not agree
To your unseen God you may kneel for to pray
But in Mother Nature's bosom your remains will lay.
poem by Francis Duggan

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Neither was there any heresy, or diversity of opinion, or disputing about the matter, till the pope had gathered a council to confirm this transubstantiation: wherefore it is most likely that this opinion came up by them of latter days.
quote by William Tyndale

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What Have We Got To Learn From Nature
What have we got to learn from Nature the more arrogant and ignorant do say
But from the life forms that live all around us we learn something new every day
'Tis not out of love or of passion that the songbird does bother to sing
But to defend his Nesting borders with him song is a territorial thing.
So little we know about Nature of her so much to learn and know
And the more that we do learn of her the more our awe of her does grow
The migratory birds from their Wintering grounds in Spring do fly home for to breed
The map of the World in their small brains a mystery of Nature indeed.
I believe us Humans too are Nature's life forms though many may say that is wrong
That only to Animists and Atheists such thinking could only belong
But everyone's entitled to their opinion and most believe their opinion to be right
And opinions are just that opinions to argue about not to fight.
Yet what have we got to learn from Nature from that point let us not stray
From her something new we can learn every day
And no greater teacher than her 'twould seem fair to say
Though her secrets from us she keeps hidden away.
poem by Francis Duggan

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Confident and Sure
No consensus
No progress.
I am confident
And sure
Today is sunday
Monday is
Another day
The next day.
Let us wait
For Monday
For consensus
And progress.
poem by Gajanan Mishra

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Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
Michael Crichton in Caltech Michelin Lecture (17 January 2003)

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Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in comparison to the remarkably durable national consensus on our founding convictions.
quote by John McCain

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Peratta
An exhilarate tone of one's status,
And of the question marks that still lingers;
But it is time to illuminate your mind on this issue,
For you are very agile to get a clue on this matter.
Life is like the wonders of nature,
And love is like the blues of the muse;
But, is this like the vacillated act of a pilot? !
Yes, we need to learn at all times to keep us moving.
You and i need a devotion on this matter,
And your opinion should be heard too;
For anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down.
Peratta,
Sound words of positive motivations makes a man glad;
And i need to guide you on with the peace of my mind.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis

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I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.
quote by Alan Hovhaness

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Maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is a matter of opinion.
Little Of It Will Be Done
When thinking is regarded an option,
Little of it will be done.
And those who choose to do it...
Will not be embraced or regarded favorably.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

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