Quotes About Open-mindedness

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.

I always keep a zeal to learn new things especially when I am not aware about it.

I think the trick is to understand that universal isn't defined by a singular way of being. We don't have to somehow accept universal as being middle class, or white, or whatever it may be.

When it comes to beliefs, it is a very tricky situation, because it can be anything and still you don't want to hurt anyone's beliefs.

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed.

Honestly, I'm cool with everyone, and people pick up on that. I'd say, 'I'm not gay, but it's all good.' It's kind of like going to Paris when you don't know the language; some Americans get into trouble over there, but I'm just like, 'Sorry, I don't speak French.'

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.

One of the troubles with food is that people take themselves too seriously. This is why I'm very happy for people to change my recipes, alter them, replace one ingredient for another.

Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.

I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.

We should all feel confident in our intelligence. By the way, intelligence to me isn't just being book-smart or having a college degree; it's trusting your gut instincts, being intuitive, thinking outside the box, and sometimes just realizing that things need to change and being smart enough to change it.

If the truth contradicts deeply held beliefs, that is too bad.

Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

Opinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at?

'The Truth' is not meant to preach or point any fingers. It's meant to show that perhaps we should all avoid taking the moral high ground unless we have thought about things a bit more.

The truth is I try to take people as I find them.

Don't be dependent on anyone else. I want to go everywhere, look at, and listen to everything. You can go crazy with some of the wonderful stuff there is in life.

I don't dictate to anyone what to believe and what not to. And I don't want that to be dictated to me either.

Normally my problem is that I'm too inquisitive and want to do everything.

Obviously, some people are thick, and they're not gonna see what they don't want to see.

I believe that everybody has the right to believe what they want to believe and to knock somebody's faith and religion is foolish, whatever it may be - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism.

If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.

It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not dressing the way we want them to dress.