Quotes About Openness

I was given no special information by the White House, or by anybody else, for that matter.

Groups that advocate open government have argued that it's vital to know the names of White House visitors, who may have an outsized influence on policy matters.

Working with newbies has its own advantages as they're open to ideas and the audience can see the actresses as themselves, devoid of any pre-conceived image from their previous films.

As far as I know, I have no pride of opinion.

I pride myself on being available to as many people's stories as I possibly can.

I take a lot of pride in being able to say that what you see is what you get.

We seem to have lost our contact with the primordial: the idea of - call it divine revelation as opposed to something that's learned by the human intellect - something that, if you lay yourself completely open, and you just open your heart completely, something will actually come into it.

The creative principle is less about dogma and more about opening ourselves to the evolution of consciousness.

Openness, respect, integrity - these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.

Never again can the Republican Party simply write off entire segments of our society because we assume our principles have limited appeal. They have broad appeal. We need to be larger than that.

As a senator, I will prioritize overturning the current system and restoring openness and integrity to our government to return power to the people.

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

Being out in the street is not an expectation of privacy. Anyone can look at you, can see you, can watch what you're doing.

I try to keep it separate as I can, but also, I'm not going to live my life in complete privacy. If I'm feeling something, I'm going to live my life. I will not hide things.

When you are playing for a top club, when the pressure is on, when scrutiny is everywhere, you need some privacy. You need a place away from public view where people can be open, and, at times, difficult conversations need to be had.

I am not a private person; you can ask those who hang out with me.

I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.

I've never had any problem with crazy people. I like crazy people; I probably am a crazy person myself.

I don't have a problem with anybody or with any institution.

I have no problems with gay men or gay women.

An artist must be open to both appreciation and criticism. It's a part of the learning process, or else there is no growth.

People are really set in their ways in how they produce records, and I was at least open enough to where I knew I wanted to do something totally different.

The good thing about not speaking the language is you just listen. You listen to everyone, every producer, every writer.

It's about removing the barriers between producers and consumers. I want to get rid of that mindset so that people realize in order to create, you have to participate.