Quotes about Accepting New Ideas

John Maynard Keynes

When the facts change, one ought to change one’s opinion.

Although this quotation has been cited by many scholars, none has yet given a primary citation. As a result a few researchers question the attribution to Keynes and argue that the first primary source of this notion was the Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Samuelson -- Quote {645739}. However, even Samuelson attributed this quotation to Keynes although he did not do so at this particualr interview.

Yung Lean

I think people are scared of progress and change.

Dan Brown

I've learned never to close my mind to an idea simply because it seems miraculous.

Daniel Levitin

Having learned something, we tend to cling to that belief, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. New information comes in all time, and the thing we ought to be thinking about doing is changing our beliefs as that new information comes in.

Akio Morita

If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.

Henry Miller

No one asks you to throw Mozart out of the window. Keep Mozart. Cherish him. Keep Moses too, and Buddha and Lao Tzu and Christ. Keep them in your heart. But make room for the others, the coming ones, the ones who are already scratching on the window-panes.

Frank Schaeffer

When I was a child, my parents taught a literal creation. By the time I was in my 20s they were accommodating evolution. In other words, less creed, more roll with changing ways of seeing. Maybe adapting is a better way to see this.

Stephanie Ruhle

Just because something doesn't confirm your existing beliefs does not mean it's a hoax.

Accepting New Ideas Quotes