Open Mind Quotes by Anurag Thakur, George Bernard Shaw, E. B. White, Vinod Khosla, John Lennon, Indira Gandhi and many others.
The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, we still must close our minds for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our conclusions.
In my view, it’s irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others.
As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about the past on archaeological evidence.
I have an open mind to learning new experiences.
There is scarcely a page of the Bible on which an open mind does not perceive a contradiction, an unlikely story, an obvious error, an historical impossibility of one sort or another.
And by anarchist spirit I mean that deeply human sentiment, which aims at the good of all, freedom and justice for all, solidarity and love among the people; which is not an exclusive characteristic only of self-declared anarchists, but inspires all people who have a generous heart and an open mind.
An open mind but not an empty head.
Keep an open mind, but don’t let your brain fall out.
Never stop learning and adapting. The world will always be changing. If you limit yourself to what you knew and what you were comfortable with earlier in your life, you will grow increasingly frustrated with your surroundings as you age.
I’m keeping an open mind as always, because that’s what you have to do.
I just try to keep an open mind, and that’s the way a lot of good things happen.
There are still people who essentially live in intellectual silos and either read Mother Jones or watch Fox News, based on their worldview. And they pick information out that reinforces it rather than keeping an open mind.
A good conservative is someone with an open mind.
Are we, like, having a conversation?” “Did you just, like, ask me for advice and listen with an open mind? If so, then yes, I would call this a conversation
Some things tend not to work so well for science – things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point – but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula.
A truly open mind means forcing our imaginations to conform to the evidence of reality, and not vice versa.
To make a change, you must be: willing to commit, willing to change, willing to have an open mind, and willing to take action!
I’m willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.
You’ve got to keep an open mind.
When you travel, try having an open mind, not just about the city that you’re in but about the surrounding areas.
The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve.
The best gift you can give yourself is an open mind.
An open mind is a prerequisite to an open heart.
Those who take up any subject with an open mind, willing to learn anything that will contribute to their advancement, comfort and happiness, are wise.
An open mind isn’t the same thing as an empty head.
An open mind is prerequisite to an open heart.
To see truth as truth, we don’t need a lot of study. It’s not complicated. What we need is pure observation. An open mind and fresh eyes will serve us well.
Try to keep an open mind.
No one ever died from an open mind.
When I’m asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which is not a vacant one and sometimes a liberal mind is not the same thing as an open one.
I don’t prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.
Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds. I have always kept an open mind, a flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of the intelligent search for truth.
The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.
When I do interviews, I enter them with an open mind and try to answer the questions the best I can.
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.
Keep an open mind; it’s the only way new things can get in.
Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses.
Those people who shun us just because of the label we’re on, or the fact that we’ve got a video out there that’s getting us somewhere, are only limiting themselves, because they aren’t keeping an open mind.
The most important thing is having the right mind – a mind that can see it. Once you have an open mind, you see a lot of auspicious coincidence taking place.
I try to keep an open mind but I’m so tired of the mediocrity.
Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.
My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
I’ve come to understand over the years that you’re not going to please everybody. Some people are not interested in seeing a woman in the role of a broadcaster. But there are a lot of people who do come into this with an open mind, and it’s up to me to prove to them that I’m qualified for the job and can get it done.
Have an open mind and an open heart. I’m not this bad person. I’m just doing what I have to do.
I know friends of mine who have never changed their mind about anything in their lives, despite evidence from all directions. And I think if you can keep an open mind and some understanding, that helps you stay young.
I always try to buy just what I need. You get ideas as to what’s in season and what’s best. I think if you have a preconceived idea before shopping, that makes it difficult. You have to have an open mind.
Documentary people have to know that, particularly nowadays, they have to be on a mission. And part of the mission is to – is to be like good journalists: search for the truth, have an open mind, listen to as much as you can of different sides of things.
The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by.
Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.
There’s an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on what it thinks we can or should do. Constantly push at those limits, because the brain can be way too cautious.
An open mind is not an end in itself but a means to the end of finding truth.
There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.
The fact of playing an instrument and singing… that I can try to make my dream of singing and becoming a professional musician come true is linked probably to the fact that I traveled a lot, which gave me an open mind and an ability to push my limits.
I didn’t go onto ‘The Voice‘ thinking I was going to go country. I went into it with an open mind and thought whatever happens, happens.
I don’t know Condoleezza Rice personally. I’m sure she’s a nice lady, and I’m sure she plays the piano well. But she was a very bad National Security Adviser. The National Security Adviser is supposed to be an arbiter of policy and open minded in internal debates.
The sure ways to create new ventures of discovery are to keep an open mind.
For me, it’s all about keeping an open mind; if you are always learning then you are always improving.
The Bush administration actually started out with an open mind towards Iran, by all indications. In fact, early in the administration, the White House tasked the various agencies of government to do an inter-agency review of Iran policy, as it did with Iraq policy and most of the big areas of the world.
There are many Welsh who are taciturn, truthful, well formed, open minded, handsome and peaceful, even if no particular individual immediately springs to mind.
Have an open mind! Have an empty cup!
Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.
In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds.
I try to keep an open mind.
The most complete and true happiness comes in moments when you feel right there, completely present, with no ideas about good and bad, right and wrong – just a sense of open heart and open mind.
Education is man’s going forward from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier.
It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.
Tolerance is understanding. It is open to new light. Those who are tolerant are always eager to explore viewpoints other than their own.
I want to win football games first and foremost. But I also want to be enlightened and educated on issues and just keep an open mind, keep a listening ear.
If you keep an open mind, you can learn so much from the people around you.
Each moment brings new surprises to the one who has no expectations, who comes with an absolutely open mind. Then incredible things start happening. Even if you had wanted them you could not have expected them; you could not have found yourself worthy enough to expect them.
Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.
Now there’s a man with an open mind – you can feel the breeze from here!
Perhaps the most important thing I can tell you about equipment is to experiment and keep an open mind.
I am someone who will listen and someone who has an open mind.
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be. It’s self centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside – to have a big hear and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.
I think the open mind is the one that’s reachable.
I have a pretty open mind about supernatural stuff – I do believe that there’s more to this world than what meets the eye.
Because advertising and marketing is an art, the solution to each new problem or challenge should begin with a blank canvas and an open mind, not with the nervous borrowings of other people’s mediocrities. That’s precisely what ‘trends‘ are – a search for something ‘safe‘ – and why a reliance on them leads to oblivion.
Flexibility requires an open mind and a welcoming of new alternatives.
…one need not, and should not, believe blindfolded in whatever is said about ascent or salvation, but should treat it like a hypothesis, and observe the facts with an open mind like a scientist.
There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people‘s concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.
I think if you keep an open mind and actively look, you find these really great roles that you might have otherwise never even known were out there.
What objectivity and the study of philosophy requires is not an ‘open mind,’ but an active mind – a mind able and eagerly willing to examine ideas, but to examine them criticially.
Intelligent media companies strive to provide both intellectual and comedy programs, groundbreaking and reflective articles, art house and popular movies. Not to be open minded in providing a full range of quality media would be a failure to serve the breadth and depth of the communities we live in.
I keep an open mind.
It’s funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don’t have an open mind about.
An open heart is an open mind.
You don’t want to be so open minded that your brains fall out!
When young players come into the league, they see how pop culture has affected the other sports, like the NBA and the NFL. They come in with more of an open mind.
I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.
I always want to listen with an open mind.
I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.