Quotes About Openness

Say yes to everything. 'You want me to buy you some food?' Yes. 'You want me to buy you a car?' Yes.

Los Angeles is not a town full of airheads. There's a great deal of wonderful energy there. They say 'yes' to things; not like the endless 'nos' and 'hrrumphs' you get in England!

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

Say yes to everything.

I have always said 'yes' to opportunities and experiences.

The great thing about Yes is that it has always been flexible.

My dad is the type of person that says yes to life, and to the adventures it throws at you. Because of that, he never forced me into a particular career, or had wild expectations for me; his concern was simply that I was fulfilled and happy.

I think any great culture is born out of transparent, authentic communication. You almost can't overcommunicate. You can try, and you might think, 'Oh, do I really have to say this again?' And the answer is yes.

No one should be ashamed to admit he is wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

When you're travelling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.

I believe the biggest challenge is just getting the courage to try something different or new. Try to forget the stereotype in your mind. Yoga is for everyone - children, athletes, moms, dads, accountants, truck drivers, even country stars.

My parents have always been open to me trying new things, whether it's yoga or ballet or tap or jazz or piano or horse riding.

I have never planned anything. 'Kung Fu Yoga' was also never planned or anything.

Sometimes people go to a yoga class and think it's not for them, but it might just not be the right studio or teacher - try a new one!

For the first 42 years of my life, I was the guy who wouldn't be caught dead doing yoga.

I think yoga should be for everyone, not just the folks who change their name to something Hindu.

In the governments, as we've witnessed in the past, they had to hide. Because there's a lot of concentration on the friends-and-family club... We're not about that. That's not the government of the future of the State of New York. What's gonna pull this state out of the doldrums that it's in right now is an honest and open government.

We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001.

You have to be a xenophile at heart to be a true New Yorker.

If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

I've been so open about my story, and I think it can show any female that you can do it. I had every single stereotype against me.

That's the compliment I get most often - 'You guys are so honest.'

The child inside of you knows how to take things as they come, how to deal most effectively and happily with everything and everyone it encounters on this planet. If you can recapture that childlike essence of your being, you can stay 'forever young at heart.'

When you're young, you don't know what you don't know, so it's easier to get into that magical thing.