Small minds cannot grasp great ideas; to their narrow comprehension, their purblind vision, nothing seems really great and important but themselves.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
Never trust people who've only got one book.
Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.
The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you'll be.
The more opinions you have, the less you see.
Small minds have always lashed out at what they don't understand.
There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
Our pride is tied up in being right. We tend to favor data that confirm our beliefs, so we don't see alternatives. Too often, leaders practice defense routines that become self-reinforcing.
A high openness score means you're open-minded - you see the world for what it is - whereas a low openness score means you're incredibly closed-minded, and you see the world the way you want to see it, regardless of what is actually going on.
Two girls called me closed minded. I tell them that they are so open-minded their brains leaked out.
No; that doesn't interest me.' 'That's because you never read a book about it.
A bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments.
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
There's none so blind as those who will not listen.
The day is coming when even the most closed-minded ridiculers will have to face the truth.
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them.
If you are chauvinistic mind, you will not be able to take the fact there is a strong, successful girl.
You can tell if someone is about social intercourse or just about browbeating somebody with their opinion. It's no fun arguing with a closed-minded person.
Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.
People who try to boss themselves always want (however kindly) to boss other people. They always think they know best and are so stern and resolute about it they are not very open to new and better ideas.
So one day, in a fit of trying to do something different, I just dyed my hair dark brown and got my first role a week later, after which I thought: 'People are closed-minded, man! Like a different hair colour changes everything!'
A person who knows all the answers, has an opinion on everything, has a certainty backed up by rational argument, has very little possibility of further progress. Such a person is unlikely to walk away from a discussion with anything more than a reaffirmation of how right he or she has been all along.
There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.
