To have opinions is to sell out to youself. To have no opinions is to exist. To have every opinion is to be a poet. (Fernando Pessoa)

To have opinions is to sell out to youself. To have no opinions is to exist. To have every opinion is to be a poet.

Fernando Pessoa

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