302 Quotes About Critical-thinking

The main misfortune, the root of all the evil to come, was the loss of confidence in the value of one's own opinion. People imagined that it was out of date to follow their own moral sense, that they must all sing in chorus, and live by other people's notions, notions that were being crammed down everybody's throat.

The amount of respect any idea deserves is revealed by the verifiable facts it contains.

All you know is what I told you.'Philip nodded. 'That's right.''So did it occur to you that I might have left something out? That I might only have told you the evidence that supported the case I was trying to make?

I'm very depressed how in this country you can be told "That's offensive" as though those two words constitute an argument.

To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.

Seeing the truth is a significant advantage for decision making under pressure.

Do what is right, not what is easy. Think about the future your action will help create.

...when we cease asking questions, when we stop being self-critical, and when we no longer engage with others, then we surrender our ability to grow--to progress. Let's begin the conversation.

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions.