Mariella Frostrup

While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye.

British Journalist

Paula Radcliffe

If I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.

English Athlete

Samantha Morton

We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why.

English Actress

Neil Jordan

I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue of political violence because that was the story since I was 19 years old or 20.

Irish Director

Ron Moody

I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career - I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children.

British Actor

Paul Merson

This is hard to say but I think Jurgen Klopp has been a bit blinkered at Liverpool.

Anthony Minghella

Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered.

British Director

Blinkered often suggests a person is ignoring important information or viewpoints.

Negative Implication

Indicates a stubbornness to change one's mind or consider alternatives.

Stubborn Attitude

Often used critically to signify an overly narrow or limited approach.

Critical Usage

Suggests one's vision or understanding is intentionally or unintentionally restricted.

Vision Limitation

Refers to decisions made without considering all factors or viewpoints.

Uninformed Decisions

Shows an inability or unwillingness to appreciate or acknowledge diversity.

Ignorance of Diversity

 doesn't exactly encourage the type of humility where scientists will look to nonscientists and really ask for their input. In fact, I think we have a bit of a tradition, especially in the West, of a kind of academically blinkered hubris