Quotes About Open-mindedness

It's good to be curious about many things.

To be wise is to be eternally curious.

One of the aspects of the genius of Franklin Delano Roosevelt was that, although a convinced Democrat, he was quite prepared to use talent wherever he found it.

It is wise to avoid militants of all plumage, to trust only the fanatically unfanatic

The Skeptic's mistake lies in thinking that we should tie our hands behind our backs just because we will not be able to reach rock-hard conclusions.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently.

It's only when people believe that their beliefs are above questioning, that their beliefs alone are beyond all doubt, that they can be as truly horrible as we all know they can be.

In D?gen's view everything is sacred, and to single out one specific thing, like a book or a city or a person, as being more sacred than anything else is a huge mistake.

Someone will inevitably find something wrong in almost everything, so do what it is that you do best and remember to have enough tolerance for two.

Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.

Do not deride someone's faith simply because you do not share it, Lord Cladent," Sazed said quietly.

Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

You don't have to believe in my miracles. You can call them accidents or coincidences, if you must. But don't pity me for my faith. And don't presume that you're better, just because you believe something different.

You said their prayer - is this the religion you believe in, then?" "I believe in them all." Vin frowned. "None of them contradict each other?" Sazed smiled. "Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all.

You want to be a better person? Go listen to someone you disagree with. don't argue with them just listen . It's remarkable what interesting things people will say if you take the time to not be a jerk.

Oh, I'm not objecting, I'd let a confused dishwasher marry us.

Those who truly seek wisdom are those who will acknowledge the virtue in their adversaries and who will learn from those who disabuse them of error.

I was coming to realize something very difficult. I was slowly accepting that the way I did things – the way my people did things – might not actually be the best way. In other words, I was feeling humility. I sincerely hope that you never have to feel this emotion. Like asparagus and fish, it's not really as good for you as everyone says it is. Selfishness, arrogance, and callousness got me much further than humility ever did

New tastes are like new ideas, young man - the older you get, the more difficult they are for you to stomach.

The answer, then, wasn't to stop judging. It was to hold those judgments as mutable.

school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.