Quotes About Open-mindedness

You have to take people one at a time, check out what's in their head and heart before you judge.

What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead.

We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but we wear blinders when contemplating the possibilities of life on earth.

One who claims to be a skeptic of one set of beliefs is actually a true believer in another set of beliefs.

it is a fool who laughs at the odd. Different is just an understanding you have not yet grasped.

When I meet a woman who attracts me, I prefer women,' she said. 'And when I meet a man who attracts me, I prefer men.' 'You mean you haven't made up your mind yet.' 'I mean exactly what I said. I told you you wouldn't like it. Most people who ask want me definitely on one side or the other.

I find it very hard to be fair-minded About people who go around being air-minded.

The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly.

the truest argument was an old one—the earth is round, let us not be too attached, then, to directions.

Consider That Ye May Be Wrong.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

A mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions.

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.

A person's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.

One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.

A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

The trouble with prejudice is, there's usually a reason for it,' but she now knew better than to say this to Guy.

adaptive thinking, being flexible, and encouraging innovation.

Success, for most people, requires unlearning as much as learning.

The challenge for a mentee is not only to learn what he doesn't know, but also to unlearn what he thinks he knows.

An "open mind" can be an "empty head," and "tolerance" can be indistinguishable from believing nothing. These are no help in finding honest answers to honest and important questions.