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  • Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself made this clear to his followers. He said you should not accept those things I taught out of respect for me, but rather through investigation by yourself.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Attitude Quotes
  • That kind of skeptical, questioning, "don't accept what authority tells you" attitude of science - is also nearly identical to the attitude of mind necessary for a functioning democracy. Science and democracy have very consonant values and approaches, and I don't think you can have one without the other.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Carl Sagan Quotes , Attitude Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • I have always had extraordinarily good relations with very conservative colleagues. And that's not because I agree with any of them or fudge on my positions, but people feel I listen to them and give them the benefit of the doubt. I assume the best of people. And that, I think, is an attitude that is maybe rare in politics.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , Attitude Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • Today the Justice Department did issue a blanket alert. It was in recognition of a general threat we received. This is not the first time the Justice Department have acted like this. I hope it is the last. But given the attitude of the evildoers, it may not be.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : George W. Bush Quotes , Attitude Quotes , Issues Quotes
  • I feel that a genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives. How one creates that smile largely depends on one's own attitude. It is illogical to expect smiles from others if one does not smile oneself. Therefore, one can see that many things depend on one's own behaviour.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Attitude Quotes , Important Quotes
  • Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Life Quotes , Attitude Quotes