A Quote by Josh McDowell

I always tried to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that my brains would fall out. As G. K. Chesterton says, "The purpose of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to close it again on something solid." I opened my mind, and I finally closed it on the most solid reality I had ever experienced. On December 19, 1959, at 8:30PM, during my second year at the university, I became a Christian.

Josh McDowell

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Josh McDowell
American - Writer
Born: August 17, 1939

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Be open minded, but not so open minded that your brains fall out.

Groucho Marx

Two girls called me closed minded. I tell them that they are so open-minded their brains leaked out.

Tucker Max

We want to be open-minded enough to accept radial new ideas when they occasionally come along, but we don't want to be so open-minded that our brains fall out.

Michael Shermer

Distinguish open-minded people from closed-minded people. Open-minded people seek to learn by asking questions; they realize that what they know is little in relation to what there is to know and recognize that they might be wrong. Closed-minded people always tell you what they know, even if they know hardly anything about the subject being discussed. They are typically made uncomfortable by being around those who know a lot more about a subject, unlike open-minded people who are thrilled by such company.

Ray Dalio

By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out. -this quote is actually found in Carl Sagan's book The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, where he attributes it to engineer James Oberg, who says he stole it from someone else.

Richard Dawkins

By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

Richard Dawkins

For me it's a dedication to your real interests. It's an ability to be open-minded. Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success. The great artists have been open-minded, even though they may seem, like Picasso, to be very directed, you can be directed and open-minded at the same time. I think you have to be really intensely serious about your work, but not so serious that you can't see the lightness that may also involve your life. You have to have that lightness too. You have to not be so heavy-handed and so ostentatious. It's very important not to be.

Martha Stewart

Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

You mustn’t be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

Susan Cheever

You don't want to be so open minded that your brains fall out!

Gilbert K. Chesterton

I think the key in life is to keep an open mind, so I will always try no matter what happens - in business and relationships, everything - because I don't ever want to be close-minded.

Chrishell Stause

If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Most good police officers are very open-minded. The bad ones are the ones who are close-minded.

Peter James

Magic is, in its core, introverted and closed; it's the most closed community ever, and I want to change all that and make it more open. If we want things to change, we have to be more open-minded.

Marco Tempest

I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

Arthur Hays Sulzberger

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