The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
I will adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.
When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.
Van Gaal is receptive to other people's ideas.
A stubborn mind conduces as little to wisdom or even to knowledge, as a stubborn temper to happiness
Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.
I don't mind being wrong, and I don't mind changing my mind.
Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to keep it.
The fact is the human race is not only slow about borrowing valuable ideas--it sometimes persists in not borrowing them at all.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
The fitness of the pupil is shown in his love for the acquisition of knowledge, his willingness to receive instruction, his reverence for learned and virtuous men, his attendance upon the teacher, and his execution of orders.
If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not love disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in the possession of your error.
I keep an open mind.
Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion — or you shall learn nothing.
It doesn't matter how much you already know. It's about showing humility and a willingness to learn; not just in movies, but in life in general.
Humility is the first step towards learning. You can’t learn until you are humble enough to realize there is something for you to learn.
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
There are few people who are more often wrong than those who cannot suffer being wrong.
One of my strengths over the years is to be open-minded.
Denigrating art you don't understand doesn't hurt the art - it reveals something about your willingness to learn.
I'm the first person to shamelessly admit that I don't know it all. With that said, my attitude is if such that if I don't know something I want you to enlighten and inform me so we can grown and get somewhere together - even if that means we ultimately agree to disagree.
All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think.
What you need is a fundamental humility - the belief that you can learn from anyone.
I always thought just because I love football, it doesn't necessarily mean I'm desperate to manage.
I'm not going to change the way I play.
