Critical Thinking Quotes

"In forming an opinion, lay your reason open to all who think they have judgment" "Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage." "It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but how and why he believes it." "It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this." "It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open " "Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises" "He who learns, but does not think, is lost!" "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do and what you don't know." "The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." "The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds." "We have underestimated the ignorance of the masses." "When you see a good move, look for a better one." "For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" "People focus on role models; it is more effective to study their mistakes" "Decision-makers learn best from adverse outcomes, not when things go smoothly"