Sentiment Quotations

Religious suffering is at once the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of the heartless world, as it is the soul of soulless condition. It is the opium of the people.

An oversupply of national sentiment is not the problem in Somalia. The problem is a lack of it. The problem is an oversupply of sub-sub-clannish attitude.

The charge of being ambiguous and indefinite may be brought against every human composition, and necessarily arises from the imperfection of language. Perhaps no two men will express the same sentiment in the same manner and by the same words; neither do they connect precisely the same ideas with the same words.

I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence?

But instead, Democrats are so bent on seeing Republicans as a bunch of angry, right wing, intolerant, unreliable extremists that they have a track record of missing the mood of the country, especially the sentiment of people who don't wake up to 'The New York Times.'

I never write down to my audiences. I respect honest sentiment and honest pratfalls.

My sister married an American and took his name, and my brother has shortened Sayrafiezadeh to Sayraf. So now he's Jacob Sayraf, or sometimes Jake Sayraf. He made the change when he was a teenager, prior to the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis. So I don't think it was motivated by any anti-Iranian sentiment in the United States.

Poetry is that sentiment of the soul, or faculty of the mind, which enables its possessor to appreciate and realize the heights and depths of human experience. It is the power to feel pleasure or suffer pain in all its exquisiteness and intensity.

I feel there's a lot of anti-Israel sentiment in the world and a lot of ignorance about what Israel is and does. But it's not for me to speak on Israel's behalf.

When a part of our nation gets knocked down, we come together to help pick it up again. No questions asked. That's the American way, and I would expect every single member of Congress to support that sentiment with their words, their actions, and their votes.

I would spend hours absorbing every intonation, every inflection - how the singer would convey a sentiment and how it would sound coming out of their head. All of those things I very carefully watched and absorbed, and so I guess I was studying my whole life, although not in any sort of conventional way.

I get the, you know, 'In my generation, we all had victory gardens, we all participated in this country's success.' It's that kind of sentiment that I hear from everybody, that we're all in this together.

Rarely in modern times has there been such a revolution in commercial sentiment as occurred in 2008, or such a display in government and business of panic and helplessness.

Incumbency adds a layer of advantage on top of this party dominance. But rather than foster an environment in which members of Congress feel free to buck popular sentiment and wrestle seriously with the problems confronting the country, it reinforces the ideological divide between the parties.

Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan.

Orientals, and the Malays in particular, are a sensitive people: delicacy of sentiment is predominant with them.

You seize sentiment better when you get clear of nature. You breathe it in every sense!

Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad.

I think there is a real misunderstanding about what the Tea Party movement is. The Tea Party movement is a sentiment in America that government is broken - both parties are to blame - and if we don't do something soon, this exceptional country will be lost, and it will become just like everybody else.

When I started out playing small clubs, you could feel the room recoil from certain kinds of songs. Anything that was too personal, that had a sentiment to it, or was laying out your feelings, was immediately booed. People would start throwing things. And anything that was really provocative or humorous or radical was embraced or cheered.

Ideas are 10 a penny. It's the execution that's the hard thing to do. House is standing up against a tide of sentiment and emotionalism over reason that threatens to engulf this world. When you think about it, a rationalist, a man of science and reason, is in a pretty lonely position.

The intuition of the moral sentiment is an insight of the perfection of the laws of the soul. These laws execute themselves. They are out of time, out of space, and not subject to circumstance.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.

It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Among the friends of Union, there is great diversity of sentiment and of policy in regard to slavery and the African race among us.

To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.

Preaching is the expression of the moral sentiment in application to the duties of life.

Muto's comment reversed sentiment among investors and it is a reason to sell bonds. They're now thinking the economy is still recovering and yields won't keep on falling.

Ongoing protests are affecting investor sentiment negatively. Investors are now concerned whether the crisis will affect government economic policy.

Man is nothing else than en eternal maker of divinity, where every sentiment he has becomes a possible saint or angel, prophet or demon, depending on the changes that sentiment undergoes.

Of continued concern will be high gas prices and a housing market that is slowing down considerably. But so far consumers have not turned negative, and their positive sentiment is helping fuel the economy.

Positive sentiment has also continued to strengthen the peso exchange rate, thus providing continued stability to domestic prices of imports.

Negative sentiment has basically led to across-the-board declines, very few stocks have escaped unscathed.

Negative sentiment is expected to weigh on European equities.

Right now, I think the market needs a catalyst in order to get out of this difficult environment. Hopefully if oil prices continue to decline and move back into the mid $50s, that could turn sentiment more positive on Wall Street.

Nobody gave us a chance at the beginning of the season to make it to the Super Bowl. Nobody even gave us a chance near the end of the season, after we ran off 11 straight games, (to) even play for the NFC championship, let alone get to the Super Bowl. I feel like that's a sentiment we've had to overcome all year. Each time we've overcome that challenge, and I feel like we'll do the same this time.

I'd like to keep holding this sentiment as I have done so far,

I don't know what the guy is going to say tomorrow, but like everyone else I am going to be listening closely, ... I tend to think that this (CPI) number should have quieted down a lot of the sentiment about the likelihood or the need for a Fed tightening move.

Much of gold's recent rally has been supported by positive investor sentiment in light of rising oil prices, inflation concerns and geopolitical volatility, and we do not expect these supportive macro-factors to dissipate in the near term.

Since sentiment is bad for the dollar I'm not sure if the dollar can rally on good data.

Most worrying for me in China is the stoking up of nationalist sentiment as an alternative to, I think, moral fervor that used to accompany Communism. I hope that the Chinese authorities will be careful about that.

Most sentiment indicators have been upbeat, but we'll have to see some growth data to back this up otherwise confidence will start to suffer again. We will probably see yields start falling after the middle of the year.

Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity of interest, clarity of vision, honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of these is lacking, all sentimental pleas for solidarity, and all other efforts to achieve it will be barren of results.

Sentiment against the dollar is deep-rooted. Every time we have a pullback in euro/dollar new buyers emerge.

Sentiment around IPO stock reflects market sentiment, especially on the first day.

Sentiment can change overnight. Good news is good news again.

Sentiment doesn't bring people in. It can't stand forever. Tear it down.

Sentiment for gold is improving but the outlook largely depends on the fate of crude oil prices.

Sentiment going forward is cautious, which seems to be a trend in this economic recovery cycle, but capital spending plans are firm, indicating that companies are continuing to push ahead in business activity despite a cautious stance.

Sentiment had gotten so bad. People are wanting to start get back in.

Sentiment has not weakened significantly, and there's plenty of demand out there for stocks like Teijin.

Sentiment has turned a bit more bearish, so we're likely to see indexes struggle.

Sentiment indicators show that people's expectations have been brought down a lot.

Sentiment in the bond market has really soured.

Sentiment in the market is still quite good thanks to a bounce in China Mobile and China Unicom.

Sentiment is building that the Fed may pause for a while after raising rates to 5 percent next month. That helps shorter-maturity debt, especially two-year notes.

Sentiment is equally weighted between bulls and bears at the moment and the

Sentiment is finally beginning to show that consumers are getting a little bit unnerved about higher gasoline prices.

Sentiment is generally negative for the dollar even in the face of good news. The market is looking through the expected rate hikes. If you take away the interest rate support for the dollar... and the structural problem is still there, the trend for the dollar is downwards.

Sentiment is good in the UK at the moment, if you look across valuations they're not excessive. It's currently just being led up by miners, there's got to be a bubble at some point but if you take a very long term view, commodity prices have probably got further to go.

Sentiment is likely to be hit hard ... Investors were disappointed by the warning in October, as it was one of the first operators to lower expectations. This second hit to expectations is only likely to raise more questions.

Sentiment is not too positive and people are quite cautious ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Sentiment is somewhat ingrained now regarding bird flu, but there is not a sea change taking place. People suspect there are risks on the horizon but not so material just yet.

Sentiment is still dollar negative, and it will take some very decent equity news to turn this around. The market needs something to hang its hat on.

Sentiment is still robust, though profit-taking after the recent rally may lead to volatile trade.

Sentiment is very good. We're seeing a last run as investors buy up shares that have done well during the year.

Sentiment is weak as shares continue to consolidate February gains. The trend will be somewhat like this in the near term.

Sentiment is weak right now and we're seeing a lot of short-term retail money selling.

Sentiment now is very bearish. We view this as a good sign for the market, going forward.

Sentiment on exporter shares will take a hit because of the stronger won. Investors will probably wait until making further bets on exporters and focus on domestic-demand related stocks.

Sentiment on junior high-tech stocks and China high-tech stocks is quite negative for the time being and until we see Nasdaq stabilize we won't see a big change in the market psychology.

Sentiment on search has been neutral to negative this quarter. This is a data point that supports the strength in online advertising for the long-term,

Sentiment on the dollar has not improved yet and its rise will be short-lived as it was driven by technical trade.

Sentiment on Wall Street has gotten to an 18-month low. When sentiment gets this bad, you know the bounce is pretty darn close.

Sentiment remained strong as hot money was still floating around the market.

Sentiment remains fragile... We are still waiting for signs that companies are rebuilding margins and investing again.

Sentiment rose across the board, and particularly among retailers. Consumer demand seems to be finally picking up.

Sentiment seems to be more upbeat at the moment but bear in mind much of the improvement in earnings has come from restructuring, as companies take action to deal with lower sales and weaker pricing power.

Sentiment towards bullion remains overwhelmingly bullish and further short-term gains are likely. A move up towards the February 1983 high of $509 an ounce seems the obvious target.

Sentiment towards gold has now turned markedly more bearish and further long liquidation looks likely, although the deterioration in sentiment has been so swift that a bear trap can not be ruled out.

Sentiment towards the precious metals complex remains overwhelmingly bullish.

Sentiment towards the precious metals complex remains overwhelmingly bullish, which is hardly surprising given the strength of the price action.

Sentiment was extreme and totally against the yen, and that's why we saw it getting stronger. When everybody is positioned for one outcome, then you've got to ask yourself where the marginal buyers are going to come from.

Sentiment was seriously affected by news of an increase in China's lending rates. This pulled down the property sector both in Hong Kong and on the mainland and also affected H-shares and red chips across the board.

Sentiment will swing back in favor of a Federal Reserve rate hike in August if June retail sales rebound.

When the sentiment changes, we could probably get a pretty good rally, because that is what we're talking about, sentiment. The fundamentals are looking fine.

When the stock market drops, you don't necessarily notice it at the gas pump, ... The price of oil will drive the market as far as sentiment goes, but it's not necessarily correlated in terms of performance.

I would still be very, very careful, ... There may still be some dips before we get into an advance. Things are getting better but we may have another few weeks of backing and filling -- investor sentiment still shows some complacency about risk.

Given the current sentiment in the market, there's probably a greater chance of the dollar rallying on a strong number than the risk of any sort of sell-off if there is disappointment.

Given Bahrain's strategic value, Washington may be reluctant to criticize its ally, but a failure to do so could result in growing anti-U.S. sentiment in the kingdom.

Growth has come back and there's still some further improvement left in the pipeline. I think the sentiment on the rate-setting committee is also evolving. With the data continuing to improve we could see a 9-0 vote fairly soon.

I can only guess that this is one of those sort of anti-Microsoft sentiment things that's going on here.

Funds moved back into technology shares, on strengthening sentiment in the industry.

Gainers outnumber losers and sentiment is not bad. But investors are keeping away from large-cap technology stocks right now, as it's hard to see where the U.S. market is going.

Given the overall positive sentiment and an apparent lack of interest to short the marker aggressively, we see further room on the upside.

Given the renewed interest in commodities and positive sentiment in gold, price risks for the (platinum group metals) are still very much on the upside, in our view.

Given today's jump in sentiment numbers, hard economic data for January should follow suit.

I expect the market to stage a mild technical rebound. Interest rate worries will continue to affect sentiment and limit momentum for the rise.

Certainly sentiment towards gold now remains positive, with the market ignoring the further drift lower in the oil price and the recent strength in the dollar,

I don't agree with the sentiment 'write what you know.'... I think one should write what one doesn't know. The world is bigger and wider and more complex than our small subjective selves. One should prod, goad the imagination.