Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds.

No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

I will adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.

I change my opinions often, but not my way of thinking.

My life is based on change. What I say is OK for the next ten minutes, then I change my mind.

Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow, you must not stay with it under any circumstances.

This imputation of inconsistency is one to which every sound politician and every honest thinker must sooner or later subject himself. The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.

Inconsistency is the bugbear of fools! I wouldn't give a damn for a fellow who couldn't change his mind with a change of conditions.

Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues... I'm someone who changes his mind all the time.

Good-faith re-examination of a position you've held in the past should be seen as a virtue, not a vice.

One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the only studio head I have ever known who will change his mind and say he was wrong.

If the facts change, I’ll change my opinion. What do you do, Sir?

Let nothing prevent you from changing your previous decision if after consideration you feel that the previous decision was incorrect.

As I grow older, I have had to discard some ideas and policies because they no longer make sense. This strikes me as entirely healthy. I would invite others to do the same.

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

Well when events change, I change my mind. What do you do?

The best evidence of a mind is when you change it

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.

To doubt one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Don't defend past actions; what is right today may be wrong tomorrow. Don't be consistent; consistency is the refuge of fools.

A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.

We all are learning, modifying, or destroying ideas all the time. Rapid destruction of your ideas when the time is right is one of the most valuable qualities you can acquire. You must force yourself to consider arguments on the other side.

One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.

"Objective" means that, in a confrontation with the evidence, you would be willing to change your own mind.

What, then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change. Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes. Since change is the law of his being, he cannot be consistent if he stick in a rut.