Independent Thought Quotes

Independent Thought Quote of the day

People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.

It is not necessary to conceal anything from a public insensible to contradiction and narcotized by technological diversions.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

All the dreams you show up in are not your own.

The time has come for people of reason to say: Enough is Enough! Religious faith discourages independent thought, it's divisive and it's dangerous.

At least once a day, allow yourself the freedom to think and dream for yourself.

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.

Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.

Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

TV's sameness has destroyed many things, such as the American urge toward independent thought.

A Sannyasin cannot belong to any religion, for his is a life of independent thought, which draws from all religions; his is a life of realisation, not merely of theory or belief, much less of dogma.

What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.

If you're not prepared to give some truly independent thought to what this world is all about, then what is the point of being alive?

Be tough minded but tenderhearted.

Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.

Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

Here in the enclave, one didn't prosper by demonstrating too much independent thought.

Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent.

Often girls feel deeply cared about as small children but then find as we develop willpower and independent thought that the world stops affirming us, that we are seen as unlovable.

A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.

The only people we want to blame are ourselves, because it will be ourselves that we rely upon.

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The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thin

At the end of the day, ” he continued, “although many believe in fate, it’s those who go through life with independent thought alone who are the strongest.

My innocence is wearin' thinBut my heart is growing strong.

Rich or poor it’s nice to have money

Life demands more thinking than remembering.

It’s just another stop on the curvy roadthe final encounterfor the man who has liveddeath is the answer.

Learning how to stand on your own feet and avoid leaning on somebody's shoulder will literally help you to sharpen your knife in this era.

To some people independent though is heresy and critical thought blasphemy

Keep away from the kinship of the individuals who continually ask and examine the imperfections of others.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him will believeth in anything. - Hitchens 3:16

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons.

Most people do not have a problem with you thinking for yourself, as long as your conclusions are the same as or at least compatible with their beliefs.

Sometimes life ask you a question, but you couldn't find answer in any book. You have to create answer yourself.

Anxiety, and the physical symptoms it causes, is merely fog along the path of independence and discovery.

The thought of being completely dependent disturbs people till the moment their eyes are opened to reality.

As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.

Freedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves.