Quotes About Open-mindedness

I had no patience with anyone who put down other kids because of their race, religion, or sexuality. But that's just one kind of open-mindedness. There's another kind, too, the kind that's willing to see people for who they really are and admit when you were wrong about them.

If asked whether she believed in such things herself, she'd say, "I don't not believe.

The ability to listen to smart people who disagree with you is a rare talent –

capacidad de escuchar a gente inteligente que no está de acuerdo contigo es un talento difícil de encontrar…

La capacidad de escuchar a gente inteligente que no está de acuerdo contigo es un talento difícil de encontrar… pero un presidente debe tenerlo

No podemos detener a trabajadores por el mero hecho de que escuchen un punto de vista distinto.

The ability to listen to smart people who disagree with you is a rare talent – but a president should have it.

La capacidad de escuchar a gente inteligente que no está de acuerdo contigo es un talento difícil de encontrar…

Before you judge someone, imagine what the world looks like through their eyes.

I don't believe any genre of music can be unilaterally dismissed (aside from like, white-power music or something).

Some of the best people with whom you can have a relationship are the people who challenge your thinking.

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.

Refrain from being too judgmental. You'll often be surprised by what people have to offer.

Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.

God and I have a great relationship but we both see other people.

We would not have to forgive people if we didn't judge them in the first place.

One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.

To keep up with the times these days, it seems you have to be a little bit demented. — "William F. Kinderman".

There are two kinds of fools: one says, "This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better.

We must be careful not to create our own fetters or our own inflexibility.

Read not for the facts but for the angles of thinking.

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