Critical thinking Quotes

"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" "The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out" "Don’t just teach your kids to read, teach them to question what they read. " "All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. Thinking that what we believe is the special thing about us is a way to avoid facing our own limitations" "Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises" "A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person." "Our civilization depends critically on the idea of at least one positive truth" "Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try." "It's not the answers that enlighten, but the questions." "To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of nonsense." "A true scientist looks to understand not just the answers, but the methods behind them." "Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt." "It's a sign of a democratic education to seek complexity" "Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration - courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and, above all, love of the truth"