Quotes About Openness

Don't be surprised if your mind plays tug-of-war between wanting to do something new and wanting to go back to the familiar. It is a natural human reaction to resist change. At first, remind yourself to keep an open mind, even if you don't like the new activity. Tell yourself, "Give it a try" and "Stick with it.

Seconds later he was back, naked and clutching a handful of condoms. "Don't ask," he said when she glanced at them and raised her eyebrows.

Be comfortable saying no, Pamela. At the same time, be comfortable saying yes. Every now and then life gives us an unexpected opportunity. How sad to walk away without sampling what is offered.

I try not to be mean or hurtful, but otherwise I'm not much into self-editing.

To love is not to be fragile; it is to be unlocked and open. And when something is open, other things can come in.

Philosophy's greatest task is to enlarge our sense of possibility.

Never be afraid of the conversations you are having. Be afraid of the conversations you are not having.

I shared what I feel is the right way to go, the right course of action, and I suspect some of you may see it differently. If you do, I'd like to hear it. I know that my enthusiasm may make it hard to challenge me, but my job is to make the best possible decisions for the organization, not to persuade you of my viewpoint. So please speak up." This is an unusual and highly appealing way to begin a meeting. At

At Sundance, Robert Redford begins meetings by saying, "I am inviting you to influence me. I want to be different when this meeting is over.

Err on the side of inclusion, rather than exclusion. Send

The point is—if you want something from me, tell me! If you're upset with me, tell me! If there's something you want me to do or stop doing, tell me! If I said something that didn't go down well with you, stop the conversation right then and there and tell me! And if you're happy with me, tell me!

I like to feel dumb. That's how I know there's more in the world than me.

The really important thing is not to reject anything.

I vulgarize my feelings by speaking of them too readily to others.

My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything.

No one is a devil if fully heard.

Sometimes you have to let the right book find you

Oppose Contrarianism: Take up meaningful polemics against those with whom one disagrees; show, in practice, the efficacy of one's programs; show an openness towards other positions without compromising one's own; oppose other's positions only after a dedicated investigation into them.

If you think about the unthinkable long enough it becomes quite reasonable.

It seems they are more open to responding to invitations than we are to making invitations.

Shelby's mantra, "Their way of doing things is better than your way of not doing things.

Hey, its not much of a closet is it?" "No. Its not. I don't like closets. Life's to short to spend hiding in the dark.

Travel had taught me that the world was something to engage with, not take shelter from.

Mögen Fremde über uns alle urteilen!: "May we all be judged by strangers!