Asking questions Quote by Lester Holt

“We live in an extremely anxious age in which the core of our beliefs has been undermined to a great extent by scientific thinking.…

— Roger Scruton

“In a world where critical thinking skills are almost wholly absent, repetition effectively leapfrogs the cognitive portion of the brain. It helps something get…

— Laura Bynum

“Critical thinking is an unavoidable part of growing up. We do not become adults without it. But in the modern world, this stage often…

— Marcus J. Borg

We seem to have trouble with [critical thinking]. And our political system doesn't help.

— Barack Obama

No one doubts the enormity of the social challenges we face around the world but one critical element of our response must be the…

— Simon Mainwaring

“It is the questions they love, the questions they say that lead to a state of wonder. Not the solutions. Not the beliefs.”

— Nin Andrews

“Anti-intellectualism is virtually our civic religion. "Critical thinking" may be a ubiquitous educational slogan—a vaguely defined skill we hope our children pick up on…

— Anonymous

The problem was, I enjoyed Question Period too much and loved the challenge it provided. Far from being a dreaded burden, it had become…

— Jean Chretien

Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what…

— Derek Bok

We need to challenge our own thinking.

— Elliot Aronson

Critical thinking is what leads to the next breakthroughs in any area.

— Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

When you're challenged, you're totally alive and totally dealing with reality, particularly if it could be dangerous. And that excites me!

— Bai Ling