Quotes About Open-minded

A liberal is a man who wants to use his own ideas on things in preference to generations who, he knows, know more than he does.

The great economist John Maynard Keynes is supposed to have said "when the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?

She never said, "No, don't buy that trash," or "Pick a real book." She knew they were all real books. This is how great a librarian she was. And how great a mom.

Being yielded to God's authority keeps us pliable and open-minded to a possible change of plans.

Smile at your critics for they have yet to see the universe that exists outside the box

Irresolution and mutability are often the faults of men whose views are wide, and whose imagination is vigorous and excursive.

I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.

I don't want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films - and I hope there isn't - it's to be open-minded.

They laughed the innocent laughter of two snobs taking a holiday from that need to appear tolerant and open-minded which marred what Nicholas still called 'modern life,' although he had never known any other kind.

Teenagers watch and listen to all kinds of things. It is the nature of being a teenager to seek out intense stuff. Stuff about death and sex and love and fear. Teenagers are the bravest, most curious, most philosophical, most open-minded readers there are, which is why so many less-than-young adults like writing for them.

I don't believe in ideal places for a fight.

I personally don't have plans. I have always been a deal-with-it-as-it-comes person.

I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive, open-minded, flexible and competitive.

I like plenty of different music.

Luckily, I am not at all claustrophobic.

I'm too much of a hippy for the east coast.

I'm not a conservative of any kind.

Conservative's the last thing I am.

The older I get, the less conservative I become.

I like being surrounded by people who have very little fear and very little respect for the past - not in a negative way, but in a positive way. They appreciate everything that's been done, but they constantly look for how to do it better.

I don't discriminate against sushi. It's all good in my book.

I tried many sports like football, baseball, and swimming. I even played saxophone and piano.

Kids and just young people in general are usually a lot more, I guess, open-minded to change. Especially when you're really little in elementary school, you don't expect a lot of things from people, so if somebody says, 'I'm switching genders,' you're just sort of like, 'OK, that's new. But cool.'

It's been suggested that if the super-naturalists really had the powers they claim, they'd win the lottery every week. I prefer to point out that they could also win a Nobel Prize for discovering fundamental physical forces hitherto unknown to science. Either way, why are they wasting their talents doing party turns on television? By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.