Quotes About Openness

Harris said: "If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it's like?  It's men such as you that hamper the world's progress.  Think of the man who first tried German sausage!

Don't confine yourself to a select group of friends, often known as a clique. Cliques by definition leave people out. Lock yourself into one, and you'll never know how many terrific friendships you may be missing.

to a church where people don't mind expressing themselves.

When you're nothing, you're free to believe anything.

People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't fit with what they already know.

You don't want to miss out on people. If you assume everyone is out to get you, then you're going to shut them down before they have a chance to prove you wrong.

Justin… I know that we do not care for clichés, but this is a rather large can of worms that you are attempting to pry open using a rusty can opener." "Like one of those old creaky ones you'd find in a summer rental home? With the super skinny handles that hurt?" Celeste laughed. "Yes. Like that." "I like worms. You can let the worms out. But only if you want. I won't make you talk about anything you don't want to.

I ask you to ignore everything you think you know and to listen only to your heart, without doubting anything. Can you do that?

Americans can face the world with open arms, Marianne had once said, because the world hasn't yet come to knock it down.

I'd rather see the world from a different angle.

I wanted to work with people from the world, with different minds and different visions.

If you are 'too busy' most of the time, or locked behind closed doors, no mentoring relationship can work.

Whenever I get a chance to work in a different language, or in a different accent, or anything like that, I'm game. I think it's a great challenge and something to be done.

There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible.

In my old age, my mind gets more open, and I listen to so many different types of music and I guess that all reflects in my work.

I'm not railing, 'This is inadequate' or 'This isn't right.' Just show me what will work.

With me, it's much more a matter of accepting whatever happens, accepting all these elements from the outside and then trying to work with them in a sort of free collaboration.

It's exciting to work with the kids so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying

It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan.

Folks who work here are professors. Don't replace all the knowers with guessors keep'em open they're the ears of the town

Take a look at those two open hands of yours. They are tools with which to serve, make friends, and reach out for the best in life. Open hands open the way to achievement put them to work today.

We disqualify ourselves from communicating with God when we refuse to open our hearts to people

Do not restrain yourself from fellowshipping with people, regardless of their age or status

God accepts us into His atmosphere when we accept people into our lives