Closed Mind Quotes

27 quotes by 25 authors

The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by. — Danny Wallace
The hardest thing to open is a closed mind. — Ahmed Kathrada
Travellers with closed minds can tell us little except about themselves — Chinua Achebe
Small thoughts fit easily into a closed mind, but big thoughts require an open one. — Roy H. Williams
A closed mind stumbles over the blessings of life without recognizing them. — Napoleon Hill
The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and… — Napoleon Hill
In Japan we have the phrase, "Shoshin," which means "beginner's mind." Our "original mind" includes everything within itself. It is always rich and sufficient within… — Shunryu Suzuki
This alone is to be feared: the closed mind, the sleeping imagination, the death of spirit. — Plato
Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief — Napoleon Hill
Despite the fact that a predicted 350,000 persons in the US will die of cancer this year, the cancer bureaucracy keeps a closed mind. ...the… — Phil Crane
We live in a big world, and it is important for us to be aware of culture other than our own. Learn something new, whether… — Donald Trump
This alone is to be feared - the closed mind, the sleeping imagination, the death of the spirit. The death of the body is to… — Winifred Holtby
I've come up with my own cure for a closed mind: try it once, and see. — Georges St-Pierre
A closed mind is a dying mind. — Edna Ferber
A clever, imaginative, humorous request can open closed doors and closed minds. — Percy Ross
It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a… — Clara Barton
I believe that my observations have always led me to find that the so-called realist moves about the world with a closed mind, ringed as… — Joseph Roth
Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. Question everything. That's what education's… — David Eddings
The only real stupidity is that of a closed mind. — Jan Garavaglia
A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood — Chinese Proverbs

Who Wrote These Closed Mind Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 27 Closed Mind Quotes as follows: