Prince Philip Quotes

Realists are, as a rule, only men in the rut of routine who are incapable of transcending a narrow circle of antiquated notions.

The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

Don't be against things so much as for things.

I'm very open to the up-and-comers.

A liberal is a person who kept an open mind … a person who did not always look backward but would look forward to new possible solutions.

Liberalism is the philosophy for our time, because it does not try to conserve every tradition of the past, because it does not apply to new problems the old doctrinaire solutions, because it is prepared to experiment and innovate and because it knows that the past is less important than the future.

I think the world is very closed-minded sometimes and very dated. We need to start opening our minds.

I think we speak to a certain mindset, and it's about, you know, inspiring people who are progressive thinkers who want to see change.

My mother was progressive in her thinking.

I am of tradition, but that doesn't mean I have an old outlook on life.

I don't want to be part of ideas which are regressive and put us on the back foot.

We would be the worst of fools if we would ever lose this extraordinary capacity to go beyond the limits of past thought and past prejudices.

Keep recognizing that reality is changing and that your ideas have to change. Don’t get stuck in old ideas.

A man who doesn't think differently from his time and environment can't grow beyond his time and environment.

I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should malleable and progressive; working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth; new ideas can't generate. Life becomes stagnant.

Don't let tradition paralyze your mind. Be receptive to new ideas. Be experimental. Try new approaches. Be progressive in everything you do.

I like the present. I'm always interested in new ideas, and what's happening. I'm not nostalgic.

An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait.

One thing has always been true: That book or that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend.

A book is a souvenir of an idea.

Most people don't realize how important librarians are. I ran across a book recently which suggested that the peace and prosperity of a culture was solely related to how many librarians it contained. Possibly a slight overstatement. But a culture that doesn't value its librarians doesn't value ideas and without ideas, well, where are we?

Don't be afraid of silly ideas.

You know, freedom is a very popular idea, and young people love it, and they're open to ideas. And they like principled answers to our problems.

A liberal is a man who wants to use his own ideas on things in preference to generations who he knows know more than he does.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'