Quotes About Openness

Finally, I have to say that the most surprising aspect has been the speed at which the folks in India adapt to Western practices. They learn fast, really, really fast.

I've got Tourette's, practically. I'll tell anyone anything.

Move beyond the old assumptions, practices, and language that can be barriers to equal access.

I am a practicing Hindu and have made no secrets about it.

Religion is a huge part of me; I'm a practicing Muslim. I'm pretty much open about it if people were to answer questions. At the end of the day, I'm just a normal girl. I have my own beliefs just like everyone else. I have a strong belief in something, but I also love music.

If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.

You've got to take what comes. You've got to make yourself available for everything; you've got to pray that you're in a position to do the jobs when they come around.

I am open and respect everyone's religious and spiritual choices because at the end of the day, in my opinion, I hope that we are all praying to the same God.

I don't want to preach to anyone, because if someone preaches to me, I just turn off - I've been preached to my whole life.

I'd never go up to somebody and start preaching, but if somebody asks I'm willing to talk about it. Often, after people have seen me praying, they'll ask and it's a chance to show how normal prayer time is and why we do it, to teach people about the religion. Not to try to change them, but to explain.

Because we are continually growing in the Lord, preachers and lay people alike must be open to the Lord's correction.

You can get fixed ideas, and it can get restrictive. So, I try to put myself in a precarious position.

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

Don't get attached to any one idea. Nothing is too precious.

One of the great things I learned from how cooperative theater is, you can't be too precious about your ideas.

You just need to create and be open with that energy. The second that you are precious with it, it's almost like you showing the world you have a limited amount.

My job is to be OK without a precise plan.

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.

If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibilities are endless.

In Method acting, you can't have preconceived ideas. You have to live in the moment. You have to keep yourself open.

I don't have any preconceived ideas of myself. I just take things as they come.

I never had a preconceived notion about what I should do or what I should take up... I am not that intelligent.

SF has at least the advantage of not depending on preconceptions.

What's brilliant is having the opportunity to come to a piece of work with no preconceptions.