Quotes About Open-mindedness

A fish in a bowl thinks to know it all, for it has never seen the ocean.

In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ERIC HOFFER

While detailed knowledge of a single area once guaranteed success, today the top rewards go to those who can operate with equal aplomb in starkly different realms. I call these people "boundary crossers." They develop expertise in multiple spheres, they speak different languages, and they find joy in the rich variety of human experience.

Boundary crossers reject either/or choices and seek multiple options and blended solutions. They lead hyphenated lives filled with hyphenated jobs and enlivened by hyphenated identities.

Curiosity is the cornerstone of effective discipline.

being more open and letting go of judgment and anticipation expands our awareness of all the vicissitudes of life.

My ideal audience is on the young side, eager to mutate and move to a higher level of consciousness. I want my images to turn the viewer's brain into what it is: a flying carpet.

It's not necessary that everything needs to be spoon-fed to the viewer for every story.

You have to let the viewers come away with their own conclusions. If you dictate what they should think, you've lost it.

I invite a variety people on my show with wide-ranging opinions - sometimes even my jaw hits the floor, too - but I let them speak. Whether it's left, right, or center, I want to expose my viewers to other perspectives. Agree with them or not, the nation needs to listen.

When I spend a lot of time reading, discussing, or thinking about an area, I'll often really appreciate why a strong viewpoint is true and come to very firm conclusions. But if I am later exposed to a strong opposing view, I frequently find this countervailing view persuasive as well.

Read things to not just know what's going on, but see it from different varying viewpoints.

Don't be afraid of developing a contrarian viewpoint on what type of person is perfect for your company as CTO and how you're going to find that person.

One thing about liberals: It doesn't even occur to them that there is another side to an argument. They are so convinced of the righteousness of their own position that it doesn't dawn on them that a reasonable person might have a different viewpoint.

The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with.

I'm all for free speech, and I don't need my viewpoint to be the only viewpoint.

Discussing and dissecting opposing viewpoints with others on Twitter opened up a whole new way of thinking for me.

It's just so cool when you meet people who are different than you are. That can give you a different perspective, a viewpoint on life, or inspire you. I mean, what would the world be like if we were all the same? I think it would be very boring.

I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these viewpoints, life would be pretty boring.

University students should rightly be exposed to a plurality of viewpoints as part of their intellectual growth, rather attending the 'flock of sheep association of like-minded individuals.'

If your political views define who you are as a human, and you can't stand to have friends that have different views than you, than you need to reevaluate, my friend.

What is illiberal is not persuasion but imposition of one's views.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

The more educated we are, the less we are prepared to tolerate views contrary to our own.