I find it preferable not to have public opinions about anything. It's good for me to shut up.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
When I look at public opinion, I'm not far out of the mainstream. I'm in it, in many respects. In some respects, public opinion goes beyond anything I've ever said.
Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.
Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.
I mean, I don't really pay too much attention publicly to what people think.
Opinion pages have an impact on public debate, and they sometimes reveal things the government would rather have kept quiet.
It's too hard to present an opinion on something that's not true to who you are. It's much easier to base opinions and debates off of fact and your true heart on things. To me that just comes quite naturally, and it's also about being open to what the debate is about and hearing the other side.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Whenever you do anything public, you open yourself up to be criticized.
There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.