Quotes About Open-mindedness

lack of imagination is not itself an argument.

Sono saggio soprattutto riguardo alle cose che non so

I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.

Crazy and insane are words used throughout history to describe people and ideas that are simply different.

When anyone tells you they have all the answers it is time to race for the exits.

Real freedom - where I could think the unthinkable and say the unstable and I give a damn what people made of it. How many allow themselves that priceless gift? And get it is there for the taking whenever they choose.

It's the very essence of science that its conclusions can change, that is, that its truths are not absolute. The intrinsic good sense of this is contained within the remark reportedly made by the eminent economist John Maynard Keynes, responding to the criticism that he had changed his position on monetary policy during the 1930s Depression: "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?

It strengthened his long-held conviction that one must never underestimate anyone or cling to preconceived ideas.

one must never underestimate anyone or cling to preconceived ideas.

Las organizaciones demasiado homogéneas y dogmáticas no consiguen nada.

Needless to say, it was inconceivable that I would be welome in, let alone invited to, their home. It was as well, then, that I did not limit myself only to those places where people might wish me to be.

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.

God doesn't make you a bigot. You're just a bigot.

My goal is to try to get people into a state of generalized agnosticism, not agnosticism about God alone, but agnosticism about everything.

Even if you don't believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a God or Gods should pose no threat to you.

But for us to assume that God could not act in other ways is, I think, to put God in an awfully small box.

It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false.

God give me the wisdom to see the truth however contrary to my established beliefs.

We may as well tolerate all religions, since God Himself tolerates all.

God knows that we should not despise anything. We must do our best.

If you don't think you're close-minded for not believing in Zeus, then please don't accuse atheists of being close-minded for not believing in your god.

No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea.

One of the biggest mistakes humans make is to believe there is only one way. There are many diverse paths leading to what you call God.