Eric Weiner Quotes

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.

The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind.

The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by.

People who are right most of the time are people who change their minds often

I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important.

It can be scary to find out you've been wrong about something but we can't be afraid to change our minds, to accept that things are different, that they'll never be the same, for better or for worse. We have to be willing to give up what we used to believe. The more we're willing to accept what is and not what we thought, we'll find ourselves exactly where we belong.

People who were right a lot of the time were people who often changed their minds.

I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me.

I don't believe complete assimilation is possible, at least not for anyone who has an active, open mind. Every step, every entry into the flows of existence can be seen as a beginning, a commencement of a brand new way of seeing oneself in the world. This is the case for everyone.

I thought I never wanted to be on TV. I was dead wrong. I'm almost always dead wrong about the things I think I want, vs. when I just go with the flow, I'm always happy where I end up.

You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

I've learned never to say never.

I don't trust anyone who doesn't change their mind.

You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.

I used to think, 'Everything's okay, or will be. I'll go on with this stance.' But after the World Cup, I was open to everything: if someone suggested a change in my technique I felt could work for me, I was willing to give it a try.

I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed.

I know friends of mine who have never changed their mind about anything in their lives, despite evidence from all directions. And I think if you can keep an open mind and some understanding, that helps you stay young.

We have to open our minds and be ready for the changes.

Keep an open mind; it's the only way new things can get in.

A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it.

But these last months had turned him around and now Gen saw there could be as much virtue in letting go of what you knew as there had ever been in gathering new information. He worked as hard at forgetting as he had ever worked to learn.