“Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. ”

“In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength.”

“Everyone believes the world's greatest lie..." says the mysterious old man."What is the world's greatest lie?" the little boy asks.The old man replies, "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.”

“Contrary to popular opinion, 'Leave it to Beaver' was not a documentary.”

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”

“But if the general opinion of Mankind is optimistic then we're in for a period of extreme popularity for science fiction. If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.”