Openmindedness Quotes

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Silverado Squatters

“All good people agree,
And all good people say,
All nice people, like Us, are We
And every one else is They:
But if you cross over the sea,
Instead of over the way,
You may end by (think of it!) looking on We
As only a sort of They!”
― Rudyard Kipling, Debits And Credits

“If we keep challenging entrenched prejudices, we can embrace diversity of thought and experience. Openmindedness heightens our self-awareness and compassion. (On a Doggy Day)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Without the spiritual component, the artist works with a crucial disadvantage. The spiritual world provides a sense of wonder and a degree of open-mindedness not always found within the confines of science. The world of reason can be narrow and filled with dead ends, while a spiritual viewpoint is limitless and invites fantastic possibilities. The unseen world is boundless.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“Bigotry does not consort easily with free trade.”
― Peter Ackroyd, Venice: Pure City

“Remain open-minded, even when you believe yourself to be a king among peasants. You never know what blessings can be gained or crises averted just by listening.”
― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar

“I'm a naked mind, in a covered body.”
― Sara Keddar

“I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians.”
― Ellis Peters, The Leper of Saint Giles

“...Society needs to open its collective mind to all ideas and ideologies. It needs to give its people the chance to listen to the opinions of others, and then examine them critically instead of rejecting them prematurely. Such a creative dialogue based on positive critical thinking can enhance and develop ideas.”
― Raif Badawi, 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think

“When we've got a common philosophy and a common objective; then we can advance in open order. We shall be a great team. But we've got to make sure of that common set of ideas. Maybe we shall find our formulae difficult for some of these new types. If we keep our minds open, we may find that they are right and that our formulae have to be modified. Probably -- it's a thought that shouldn't dishearten us -- but probably we don't know everything.”
― H.G. Wells, The Holy Terror

“It's alright to keep and open mind, but at a certain point—once you have thoroughly completed your homework—you have to learn how to stop and focus on intensely and passionately executing these goals step by step. You have to repel the distractions.”
― Injap Sia, Life Principles

“The power to influence flows to the person with the most information.”
― Dr. Rob Pennington

“Il Canonico rispose che lui non era affatto d'idee larghe e che, per dire il vero, questo non gli dispiaceva, perché la larghezza d'idee spesso non era altro che superficialità.”
― Bruce Marshall, Il mondo, la carne e Padre Smith

“If we could learn everything and take what works best from each party, we could then create new things and be on the same path.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Perhaps. But does every question need an answer? Isn’t the wonder of the unknown enough?”
― Aaron Gilbee, Where the Cuckoo Lives: Other Tales Not about the Cuckoo

“You should never let your first impression stop you from making a second one...”
― Petur Krustev Петър Кръстев

“Respect what is good around you and accept it is different elsewhere”
― Ramit Soni