This quote is saying that we should not put any prejudgement into our opinions or thoughts. By doing so one is closing their mind off to other thoughts and facts about a certain topic. This pertains to the reseach project in that we as should be going into this reseach assignment without any sort of bias or prior opinions towards the matter. If we do not do so it may effect the outcome of our research by turning it into a biased paper. We should go into this process with an open mind and a willingness to accept our findings even though it may counter our prior beliefs.