"Above all, cherish no opinions."

"In order to be able to participate in a dialogic process, we must be willing to abandon, or put aside, opinions. What are opinions? They are cherished ideas personalized ideas. As long as we cherish opinions we cannot participate in a dialogic process because we have an investment in affirming our opinions... the wise man has no opinions whatsoever about anything ... a wise man has a thirst for understanding. He does not claim personal knowledge. At the drop of a hat he is ready to alter his thoughts." ~ Thomas Hora, M.D.