Quotes About Open-mindedness

Respect other people's opinions but don't think your own useless.

Never frown upon something just because you do not understand it. Your viewpoint will not always be the right one...

To be a person of high self esteem you must inculcate virtue of open mind and respect to others opinions, even when you don't agree with the point. To respect others by an open heart reveals the beauty of your self esteem.

It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.

When you're at peace with yourself, you'll have no cause to hate someone. When you've accepted yourself for who you are, you won't like to judge others for who they are.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken', and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen

I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

Never eat Chinese food in Oklahoma.

There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any asssertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

In life you have to avoid three geometric figures - vicious circles, love triangles and square minds

I have never met a bigot who was a reader as a child. (ix)

If people don't change their minds, there's no hope for the human race.

Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.

If you want to change your stereotypes, seek first-hand experience. Do not believe everything you are told. Find out for yourself. Talk

It's hard to realize that you might be wrong when you think you're right—especially when your logic, analysis, emotions, experience, and preparation all point toward your conclusion. As Mark Twain said, "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.

When you ask people questions, respect their answers. If they offer a good idea, act on it (and let them know that you did). Even if they're off base, acknowledge their remarks with a comment like, "That's worth thinking about" or "I hadn't looked at it that way." If the situation warrants, acknowledge a comment by saying "Smart idea" or "I'm glad you're on our team—I need people with creative ideas like that.

You can't be curious and on the attack at the same moment.

That's it, just two quick questions: "What's something that would be impossible?" and, "What would make it possible?" What's so powerful about those two questions? They move a person from a defensive, closed position or a selfish, excuse-making stance into an open, thinking attitude. And they make the person picture your vision as a reality and cooperate in thinking strategically about reaching that reality.

Always question. Always analyze. But in the end, suspend judgment until you've been there. Live it to learn it.

The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.

Traveling is the best education. You see the world through another lens. You realize your homeland isn't the only reality, there's many.

Listening is crucial for any novelist. Stories & ideas abound. We too often talk about ourselves & block out the richness others may offer.