“Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong minds know how to correct their opinions and abandon a bad position.” KnowsMindMeanStrongOpinionKnow HowLearningPositionAbandonMediocritySpiritedOpinionatedMean SpiritedStrong Mind Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.” KnowsShouldMindHumansSometimesHappensLastsScienceReligionChangeInterestingViewsLearningHappenedPositionHumilityEvidenceArgumentScientistPainfulPhysicsHeartacheRecallsSkepticismLast TimeMistakenDnaScience And ReligionSkepticalSkepticScience And TechnologyArt And ScienceScientific MethodModern SciencePhilosophy Of ScienceNatural ScienceScience ReligionPhysical ScienceScientific TruthGreat ScienceScientific FactsScience PhysicsGod And SciencePale Blue DotScientific EvidenceGood ScienceSubtle AtheistScience LoveTheoretical PhysicsBest ScienceDiscovery In ScienceAdvances In ScienceNuclear Arms RaceInformation ScienceProgress In ScienceScientist LifeScience BooksEarth ScienceAdvancement Of ScienceFuture ScienceAtomic StructureScience FairImportance Of Science Author:Carl Sagan
“Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.” KnowsMenWaySeemsGirlWinningCausesEasyLeadershipEffortLeaderAcceptingBoysTechnologyLearningTeacherTeachingPositionAcceptanceHabitIndependentRationalPassiveFavourExceptionalPupilsBoy And GirlIndependent Thought Book:Why Men Fight Source: Why Men Fight
“The psychological effects of having to hold a prospectless position for what might seem an infinite amount of time does nothing to aid the defender's concentration.” DoeSeemsMightLearningPsychologyEffectsPositionAmountInfiniteAidsChessPsychologicalConcentrationDefenders Book:Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition Source: Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition