“Closing your mind to religion is no different than the close-mindedness thatreligions can cause.”

“Being a know-it-all isn't smart; it's a sign of closed-mindedness.”

“Science is a method, not a religion, yet it can be just as close-minded. Open minds here Claire. Always open minds. Question everything, accept nothing as fact until you prove it for yourself.”

“On close inspection, we shall find that religion, and not fear, has ever been the cause of the long-lived prosperity of an absolute government.”

“To them she wore the costume of the oppressed from distant lands and was the poster child of backwardness in a forward thinking world. To her, their faces bore the costume of the ignorant, and they were poster children for gross close-mindedness in an open-minded, ever changing world”

“Few pleasures are greater than knowing you can close your door, ignore the world and create your own.”