John Kenneth Galbraith on confirmation bias

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

~ John Kenneth Galbraith

Jeff Bezos on keeping an open mind

Anybody who doesn’t change their mind a lot is dramatically underestimating the complexity of the world we live in.

~ Jeff Bezos

Lawrence Reed on open-mindedness

If you dodge and weave to avoid principles so you can claim to have an “open mind,” you’ve simply demonstrated how empty your mind really is.  And perhaps your soul, as well. 

~ Lawrence W. Reed