Quotes About Openness

When we grow up, we find ways to hide our anxieties, our loneliness, our fear and sorrow. But children hide nothing, putting everything into their tears, which they spread liberally about for the whole world to see.

We may all possess wisdom if we are willing to be persuaded that the experience of others is as useful as our own.

We reject no one, so take nothing from us.

I think good creative writing opens up space for people to come into. Let God reach out and touch the human soul. That's not my job. I get to be present and create as much space as I can ... That frees me up just to be creative in the way I want to be.

Good things happen when you meet strangers.

The more we justify our beliefs, the more narrow-minded we become.

To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel at home with the unknown.

Romanticism tells us that in order to make the most of our human potential we must have as many different experiences as we can. We must open ourselves to a wide spectrum of emotions; we must sample various kinds of relationships; we must try different cuisines; we must learn to appreciate different styles of music.

Humans of all creeds would do well to take humility more seriously. And among all forms of humility, perhaps the most important is to have humility before

Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot questions.

the worst thing said about him is that he was "uncurious.

Paganism is more of an attitude of mind than a fixed creed. It is always tempting to ask, "what do Pagans believe?" but a better question is "what do Pagans do?

Esse é você. Ao agir de forma verdadeira, você estará se valorizando e logo notará que as coisas começarão a mudar e as pessoas, a tratá-lo melhor. Várias portas se abrirão em sua vida profissional e as relações familiares serão mais amistosas.

Every day is a new experience and I take it as it comes.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Do not exalt any path above god. There are many paths that lead to god. So people are capable of finding and following the ways that suit them, provided they do not stand still.

Children are so innocent and full of life. They have no expectations, no misgivings and thus, no frustration.

Communists must listen attentively to the views of people outside the Party and let them have their say. If what they say is right, we ought to welcome it, and we should learn from their strong points; if it is wrong, we should let them finish what they are saying and then patiently explain things to them.

Creativity is the joy of not knowing it all.

In wonder return to the journey, avail yourself of the path and walk ahead. In light there is darkness; where it operates no traces remain. With the hundred grass tips in the busy marketplace graciously share yourself. Wide open and accessible, walking along, casually mount the sounds and straddle the colors while you transcend listening and surpass watching. Perfectly unifying in this manner is simply a patch-robed monk's appropriate activity.

Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for personal views - then the world will be governed.

Zhuangzi said, "Affirming some things as right and negating others as wrong are what I call the characteristic inclinations. What I call being free of them means not allowing likes and dislikes to damage you internally, instead making it your constant practice to follow along with the way each thing is of itself, going by (5:23) whatever it affirms as right, without trying to add anything to the process of life.

Colui che non riesce a trovare spazio per gli altri manca di comprensione, e a chi manca di comprensione tutti risultano estranei.

Be firm on principle but flexible on method.