Quotes About Open-mindedness

Either we think that all non-Christians are stupid and in the dark, or we call God a liar.

Ask a preacher or theologian if he thinks there is anything we can learn from non-Christian religions, and you will know whether to welcome him into your home, or to throw him out on to the street.

Salvation is exclusive – there is only one way to be saved. But the way to destruction is wide open. When it comes to salvation, being open-minded to anything other than the Christian faith is stupid.

I trust people who are violent about art, as long as they aren't closed-minded. But, unfortunately, most art blowhards are also art bigots.

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and too prudent.

be careful not to become narrow-minded, or afraid of reading what is well written, quite the contrary, such writings are a source of comfort in life.

This is my country, that is your country; these are the conceptions of narrow souls - to the liberal minded the whole world is a family.

am so deeply impressed with the fair mindedness and tolerance of the American people...

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.

People are easily deceived—their good and kindly hearts believe it all implicitly, without ever remembering the rule about hearing both sides before we form an opinion.

I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.

As long as she thinks of a man, nobody objects to a woman thinking.

Children are deeply curious about odd behaviors and seldom offended or worried by them. What a remarkable gift to bestow on another person, it occurs to me, and so difficult for adults to accomplish.

Judge others by their questions rather than by their answers.

Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.

Every Anarchist, as an Anarchist, would be perfectly willing to surrender his own scheme directly, if he saw that another worked better. For

Anyone who hates children and dogs can't be all bad.

No one has all the answers. Fortunately, it is not necessary to have all the answers for good management.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

I find I've always been judgmental about comedy (laughs) and it's hard to turn that off, really. But what constant exposure to live comedy does is it makes you give people a second chance.

My thought is, if you're a book lover, you're going to enjoy winning a book even if it's not something you'd ordinarily pick up on your own. It's a chance to expand your horizons a little.

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.