Quotes About Open-mindedness

There are always two or more sides to an issue, so don't accept any information at face value. Instead, be willing to hear all sides of the story. Take the time to explore both pro and counter–cult sites. Then you can develop your own, informed opinions.

Being right keeps you in place. Being wrong forces you to explore.

It sort of violates every known principle that we have," he admitted. "But every once in a while, you should test that you really have the right principles. You don't want to end up too rigid.

Every problem has a better solution when you start thinking about it differently than the normal way.

You're supposed to expand your mind to fit the art, you're not supposed to chop the art down to fit your mind.

One of the greatest qualities which have made the English a great people is their eminently sane, reasonable, fairminded inability to conceive that any viewpoint save their own can possibly have the slightest merit.

The majority of people were possessive of their theologies, and strongly resented disbelief and criticism from others.

Personally, nothing would surprise me any more. If my father announced that he was really a Russian agent or my mother ran away with a circus knife thrower, I wouldn't raise an eyebrow.

Tell me the truth of the matter. When I don't understand, I will not protest or judge or correct, I will simply listen harder. I am here to recognize you as my fellow human being with a story.

Life would be pretty boring if I didn't explore. It's about letting my ears take me on an adventure to soak in everything I can.

God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and sexual preferences.

I prefer to put myself in an environment that's further afield and look through the eyes of someone who differs from me in age, ethnicity, gender, and/or social class. I think a little displacement makes me a sharper observer.

People who fundamentally disagree with you politically or socially are not bad people. I can't expect that other side to have compassion for me if I can't put myself in their shoes, too.

Sophie is so free-spirited, open-minded, and intelligent. She brings the sensuality. The soft connection. She can look people in the eye and make them feel something.

I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer.

I don't care who anybody sleeps with. If a couple has been together all that time - and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones - I think it's fine if they want to get married. I don't know how people can get so anti-something.

Bridge the gap with closed minds though careful dissection of ideas and solid presentation of fact.

I have many friends who had kids solo, who adopted, who used surrogates - no one was judging them - it's a new world!

One cannot be dogmatic about the right solution.

At Revolt, everyone's always open minded and always coming together for a solution.

We must have courage to set partisanship aside and embrace the best ideas and solutions no matter which side of the aisle they come from.

I think the only solution is to have a lot of solutions.

I'm not concerned with people seeing me in a certain way. Some people see me as a kid, some people see me as an adult. But I'm seriously not going to complain how anybody sees me, as long as they see me.

Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.