Quotes About Open-mindedness

no matter how much we "know," there are always more sides to the story

A narrow-minded man can lead one to devalue others, and in the end, to desperately dangerous hates of outsiders, ranging in expression from discrimination against minorities to world conflagrations,' Tolman wrote. The solution? Create broader cognitive maps in the mind that encompass bigger geographical boundaries and a wider social scope, embracing those we might consider others, and in this way encourage empathy and understanding.

Just when you think you know something, it gets turned around and challenged in some way. But those changes are welcome because you end up learning more.

One thing I know for certain is that the longer I live and the more I learn, the more I realize that I know very little.

I'm not crazy; I'm curious.

Luckily for us, I've never met a bad idea I did not immediately embrace like the dearest of friends.

Pretend for a moment," Lia told her, "that we're all very, very slow." "I'm not very good at pretending," Sloane told her seriously. "But I think I can do that.

Don't judge. I'd missed most of my old English teacher's lecture on proverbs, but there was only one I could think of that started with those two words. Does "Don't judge a book by its cover" mean anything to you? I asked Jameson. His reply was immediate. Very good, Heiress. Then, a moment later: It sure as hell does.

Don't jump to the conclusion that another person just doesn't get it or isn't wise enough just because he doesn't agree with you. The

Kalau kau sendiri tidak senang melakukan sesuatu, itu bukan alasan untuk mencegah orang lain menyukainya.

One way isn't better than the other; they're just different.

Me and Ma have a deal, we're going to try everything one time so we know what we like.

The whole point of travel is to learn there's no such thing as normal.

I tell you frankly, Mrs. Damer, the more I see of different nations, the less sure I feel about the pre-eminence of my own.

Me and Ma have a deal, we're going to try everything one time so we know what we like.

It requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.

It seems that human nature is very prone to believe what it wants to believe, rather than to incur the labor of really searching the Scriptures with an open mind.

Now, Benny was no eejit. He wasn't expecting the Tunisian nationals to be Irish. What he did expect was darkish people with Irishy personalities. That was not what he got. The Tunisians weren't interested in conforming to Benny's preconceptions. They stubbornly insisted on being themselves.

It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.

Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

We have two ears and one mouth-so that we can listen twice as much as we speak

It is impossible to learn that which one thinks one already knows.

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

Never underestimate your listener's intelligence, or overestimate you listener's information.