The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself. — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
People who love literature have at least part of their minds immune from indoctrination. If you read, you can learn to think… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Art can make a difference because it pulls people up short. It says, don't accept things for their face value; you don't… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants. — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Is there anybody listening? Is there anyone who sees what's going on? Read between the lines, criticize the words they're selling. Think… — Geoff Tate Copy Share Image
One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and listen for… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Love is the most practical thing in the world. To love, to be kind, not to be greedy, not to be ambitious,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Information is Power. Think For Yourself. CAUTION: proper use of the brain is not endorsed by federal governments nor huge corporations involved… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
Develop and protect a moral sensibility and demonstrate the character to apply it. Dream big. Work hard. Think for yourself. Love everything… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The best men tell you the truth because they think you can take it; the worst men either try to preserve you… — Whitney Otto Copy Share Image
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, all of these are branches, the root is love and that's where I went. I went straight to the… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
When an old and distinguished person speaks to you, listen to him carefully and with respect — but do not believe him.… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
Close reading of tough-minded writing is still the best, cheapest, and quickest method known for learning to think for yourself... Reading, and… — John Taylor Gatto Copy Share Image
Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“It's good to be cynical," he said. "That is, if you know when to stop. Most of the things that we're all… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Those two teachers [Kathleen Blackshear and Robert von Neumann] were just fantastic, I thought. They never directed you in a single direction,… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image