So many things influence me in one way or another. Some might be surprising, but that's OK.
The greatest folly is to accept expert statements uncritically. At the very least, we should always seek another opinion.
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
I think it's important in a democracy such as ours that we have multiple sources to get news and information and utilize the media only if we want to get a different opinion.
The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns.
Whenever journalism students ask me what they should be doing, I say that if you're on social media, you should be following a ton of people that you don't necessarily agree with just to get their perspectives.
Whereas much of what we know from ancient history is derived from one or two sources, we have no fewer than nine ancient sources, inside and outside the New Testament, corroborating the disciples' conviction that they encountered the resurrected Jesus. That's an avalanche of data.
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.
You shouldn't use anything as the sole source for anything, in my view.
When rumours increase, and when there is an abundance of noise and clamour, believe the second report.
Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country.
He who has heard the same thing told by 12,000 eye-witnesses has only 12,000 probabilities, which are equal to one strong probability, which is far from certain.
If we go and see hundreds of different market resources, you are seeing hundreds of different points of view, and once in a while, my experience is, you will come across one or two that are just outstanding, and you never would have thought of them.
No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen.
I don't trust news sources, and neither should other people. They should use them in the same way that they use medical opinions and get more than one on the important issues. Trust is the most precious thing you could possibly give to another person. But to institutions? Publications?
I never read one book at a time.
We look at all the polls, not just the Gallup Poll. So, it's kind of like if you have, you know, four out of five doctors agree that reducing cholesterol reduces your risk of a heart attack, Gallup is like the fifth doctor.
People who watch news are pretty smart. Most of them don't just go to one channel for all their news anyway.
I am working for a better United Nations. Nothing is perfect. You should never rely on only one source, but rather rely on those you believe in the most.
I think one of the things that saved me is that I never put all my eggs in one basket.
[I]t is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.
I just get makeup from wherever I can. From Maybelline to Chanel - you know, all over the place.
I am reading six books at once, the only way of reading; since, as you will agree, one book is only a single unaccompanied note, and to get the full sound, one needs ten others at the same time.
As an independent skeptical of all news stations and wanting to understand diverse perspectives, I tend to navigate between CNN, ABC, PBS, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, CNBC, and yes, FOX.
As a journalist, you have to have multiple sources and verifiable science, and when you've done that and satisfied the most skeptical voice in your head, you have an obligation to ride through the streets - let people know what's going on.
