I have no predilection for unpopularity as such, but I hold it much preferable to the popularity of a day, which perishes with the transient topic upon which it is grounded.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.
Popularity is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. It usually just comes in waves.
It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.
I am not unaware how unpopular on this floor are the sentiments I am about to advocate.
Popularity isn't just something that happens. You have to give something in exchange for it, and that's the dangerous part of the process.
I know I'm unpopular.
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.
What's the point in being an unpopular writer? It just doesn't make a lot of sense. For me it doesn't, anyway.