"I think it's very important to distinguish between objectivity - which tends to be open, flexible, skeptical of its own certainty and open to new information - and objectivism - which thinks, "No, we know it all, we've got it, so real thinking and learning can come to an end.""

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W. J. T. Mitchell

#Real Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Objectivity Quotes

“Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.”
“I just initiated the project where I write music for somebody else to write the lyrics and also for the orchestra to perform. I've just initiated the project. That leads the project into creating an independent label outside of game music.”
“To recognize that nature has neither a preference for our species nor a bias against it takes only a little courage.”
“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.”
“Logic is the art of thinking well: the mind, like the body, requires to be trained before it can use its powers in the most advantageous way.”
“The Ruffed Pandanga of Borneo and Rotherham spreads out his feathers in his courtship dance and imitates Winston Churchill and Tommy Cooper on one leg. The padanga is dying out because the female padanga doesn't take it too seriously.”
“The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.”
“The Vampire Diaries is the story of Elena falling in love with Damon.”

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