Quotes About Open-mindedness

Especially in black communities, we've been so groomed to stay where we are and not like people in the other neighborhoods. It's crazy. It won't allow people to experience life and see what the world truly has to offer. People are stuck in their ways, stuck in their communities, stuck on their streets.

One of my strengths over the years is to be open-minded.

It is a rich universe and because people come from different backgrounds, ethos and unique strengths, just because they don't look like us doesn't mean you need to amputate them from your life.

I didn't believe in spiritual homelands, and found God as readily in a strip mall as in a mosque.

I don't judge anyone of any stripe by what they read. Reading is always good for you. It's a positive act.

The only strong opinion that I have about myself is that I don't have any opinions.

Mentally strong people don't shy away from change - nor do they expect immediate results.

The people who have the strongest opinion about everything have never left their city, their town, haven't left their 'hood, haven't left their area, their corner of the world. They don't read. They've never left their house.

The people with the passports, the people who travel more, tend to be the most understanding. And it's ironic that the people who travel the least have the strongest opinions about the people they've never met.

I try to have a lot of influences, which is to say not to have one specific influence too strongly; that can end up badly.

I am struck by how quickly I am prone to judgmentalism.

We're often too entrenched in existing structures and are so primed to think that if we grew up with the values and the norms, they have to be correct.

I feel like I want people to... I guess not be as judgemental of situations because they might not know the full story. Just to try to be nice about other people's struggles and be understanding and not judge people based on their circumstances.

Of course there are always exceptions, but opinions are not to be feared.

It sounds funny, but I always try to keep an open mind about what I'm writing about. Sometimes I squeak my opinions in there, but generally I don't. I try to be objective about things that I'm writing about.

At some point, you have to be willing to accept other people's opinions. I think that's helpful.

People's opinions, you've got to respect them.

No matter how certain I am about some culture or some group of people, my opinions are only as accurate as the amount of time I've spent with them.

If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.

After doing 'Doctor Who,' I'm open-minded to doing more acting. Part of the reason you do a show like this is because it creates other opportunities you haven't had before.

I'm opposed to fundamentalism in any form.

Whatever you do, whatever you come up with, whatever you decide on, you can go with it, and if the director or the execs, they like it, then you'll stick with it. That's a good thing, as opposed to having something that's already written.

People, including business leaders, are willing to be open-minded about investment dollars when they know where they are going - and what purpose they are going to be dedicated - as opposed to just going into the black abyss of the general fund.

I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.