Quotes About Openness

People don't understand that when you come into any theatrical experience, you've got to come locked and loaded, that you're a part of the experience, too. You can't come with your arms crossed. Be open to it.

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person.

I'm not that sort of writer where I can restrict myself to a theme, just in case nothing good comes of it.

The give-and-take went on through dinner. It didn't surprise Noah at all that Ellie told him anything he wanted to know—she had been that way since the minute they met. She was unflinchingly honest. What surprised him was that he was so open. He rarely

Peyton, I'm not married and you're not a lesbian. Think of the possibilities.

In our family, we don't hide crazy...we put it on the porch and give it a cocktail.

Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes

Are you trying not to give me information? Or is cryptic your only way of communicating?

If you isolate yourself, you will become weird," Father Marc continued. "It is a tricky balance between allowing freedom and openness on the one hand, and maintaining a community identity on the other. The idea of community itself should not be allowed to become an idol. A community is a living organism that must change and grow and adapt.

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen

Truths are best perceived after looking at all sides.

Trust opens people up to give you the truth, rather than just telling you what you want to hear.

Asking, "What else can I do?" when you discover that you are wrong, in any situation or after suffering any personal setback, illuminates the path you need to take

Humility is a deep, authentic acknowledgment that we can't do it alone, that we should be mindful of the perspectives others bring, and that we can be better and do more with input from others.

True humility is not just about admitting you can't solve, resolve, or fix every problem on your own. Rather, humility promotes a very personal and real recognition that the experiences and opinions of others matter, and that they can make a difference in your success. One

We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.

I began to realize that I had tended to avoid some people because of my instant conclusions about who they were and what they would have to say. I discovered that everyone, speaking honestly and openly, had important things to tell me.

It is the same for your life. Be flexible and explore different behaviors and strategies to unlock what you truly want in life or who you are destined to be. At

An open mind is not an empty one.

Judgment hinders imagination.

Reason and be open to reason; yield to principle, not pressure.

Il y a un véritable dialogue lorsque chaque interlocuteur, dès le départ, est convaincu qu'il a quelque chose à apprendre de l'autre.

If he was to have able pupils and helpful associates as time went on, they would have to find their way to the attitude evoked by Henri Tracol in his response to Luc Dietrich: open to Gurdjieff but psychologically free and self-possessed.

We make up stories about the other person. In our minds we build these stories--she is this way, he is that way; look, she always do this, he always do that--and then these things keep us from seeing this person full as they are in the present moment.