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Open Minded Quotes

Very few of the so-called liberals are open-minded.... They shout you down and won't let you speak if you disagree with them.

John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.13, Taylor Trade Publications

I like Islam, it is a consistent idea of religion and open-minded.

"A Logical Journey: From Gödel to Philosophy". Book by Hao Wang, 1996.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

"Martha Stewart: I Asked Her Nothing; She Tells Me Everything". Interview with Lauren Cahn, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 1, 2014.

Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire.

Heraclitus of Ephesus (2017). “Heraclitus on the two antithetical forces in life: Interdependent and mutually convertible aspects of One Cause”, p.22, Philaletheians UK

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.118

Science at its best is an open-minded method of inquiry, not a belief system.

"Why Bad Science Is Like Bad Religion" by Dr Rupert Sheldrake, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2012.

We are at times too ready to believe that the present is the only possible state of things.

Marcel Proust (2006). “Remembrance of Things Past”, p.1240, Wordsworth Editions

A politician is not as narrow-minded as he forces himself to be.

Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

Flexibility - In all aspects of life, the person with the most varied responses 'wins'.

Kelly Perdew (2013). “Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and put to Wrok for Donald Trump”, p.7, Regnery Publishing

Being yielded to God's authority keeps us pliable and open-minded to a possible change of plans.

Beth Moore (2010). “Paul: 90 Days on His Journey of Faith”, p.141, B&H Publishing Group

You mustn’t be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

Susan Cheever (2014). “E. E. Cummings: A Life”, p.11, Vintage