Quotes About Openness

Foreign places yield more to one who is himself worth meeting.

The best gift you can give yourself is an open mind.

Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself.

Our minds can come up with the most entertaining possibilities, if we let them. But most of the time, we keep them under far too close a check.

You should always say exactly what you think directly to people all the time.

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.

It's time for the US to widen its circle of learning, not to circle its wagons against hostile ideas in education reform.

There are fit men everywhere, so I'm working my way through them, one at a time!

I'm just excited I get to sing all the time. There's nothing but open ears of people wanting to listen.

I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more.

It's high time you were shown That you really don't know all there is to be known.

Don't be mysterious; there isn't the time.

You cannot give your full attention to something, and at the same time resist it.

I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop.

I feel pretty vulnerable all the time.

I'm really out of touch with myself emotionally. I've always had a hard time talking about how I feel.

That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.

I'm pretty open to all music. Its pretty funny because I've spent time in Germany and now I'm in Dallas where Country is a big thing. I used to hate it but now I can actually go through a song.

How important to set aside time each day for the unknowable. How important to reach out: it doesn't matter that I don't yet believe.

I don't try to stop myself from becoming too personal. I just put it all out there. If anything, I try to remind myself to be as honest as possible all the time. Why hold back?

I don't pretend anything anymore. I don't have time, desire or energy to calculate anymore.

I just have fun doing what I do. If it looks like a good time, I'm up for it!

When I'm making a movie, I don't like to know what's going to happen next. I like to watch something and be surprised all the time, and just not know, and let it take me wherever.

Magic wasn't something I had to go in search of; it was here, within me, all the time. When hearts are open, when love is flowing, magic happens.