Quotes About Openness

When there's an elephant in the room introduce him.

Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that

Not everything has to be fixed.

That meant when I wasn't happy about something, I spoke up, often directly and not always tactfully.

Ask those questions. Just ask them. More often than you'd suspect, the answer you'll get is, "Sure.

the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me.

Jai handles me by being frank.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.

WEIRDNESS IS ONLY WEIRD IF YOU FIGHT IT.

When you have wholeheartedly accepted one vision of reality, it is very difficult to have that reality challenged, then replaced by another.

I don't think that there's been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and it's done them any good.

It is useful to study different traditions in order to be free of attachment to any one way of expressing what is beyond expression. (x)

The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.

We are an open mixing place for the general public, but we are strongly committed to bringing together people who may not normally spend time together in the hope that they will become friends, seeking deeper relationships with each other and with the community. A sign I once saw in an old café window proclaimed, "There are no strangers here, just friends who haven't met," and that pretty much captures what we're about.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

The problem with religion right now. It hasn't evolved. And instead of being open and looking for ways to be relevant in today's world, it's gone all defensive and protective and it's regressed into lowest-common-denominator sound bites - and fundamentalism.

EVERY path may lead you to God, even the weird ones. Most of us are on a journey. Were looking for something, though were not always sure what that is. The way is foggy much of the time. I suggest you slow down and follow some of the side roads that appear suddenly in the mist.

I think Caesar is one of the most empathetic characters that I've played. I think that's the key to a successful leadership. Being able to keep your ears open at all times.

If you think you're going to work with Cameron Crowe and not get into his music, you're crazy. But he doesn't force it on you. He doesn't force anything on you, which really makes things easier.

When you look at my campaign, I don't go around sugarcoating things.

There's a big thing in Canada that parents need to talk to their children about drugs and sex. I don't think talking to your kids about war is any less important than that.

I'm drawn to Canadian people for some reason.

I'm very candid.

I don't like to believe in canon.