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title: "11 Open Things Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Open Things quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Open Things sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm not macho. I'm very open about things. I don't try to hide my feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-diamond/i-m-not-macho-i-m-very-open-about-things-i-don-t-try-to-hide-my/)

[Jason Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-diamond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/jason-diamond-29495_feelings_i-m-not-macho-i-m-very-open-about-things_1442543.jpg)

> [I always thought music was open to all things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-angelique/i-always-thought-music-was-open-to-all-things/)

[Dawn Angelique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-angelique/)

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> [I'm more open to give things a go, but what I'm not good at yet is holding back. If something is daft…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-pilkington/i-m-more-open-to-give-things-a-go-but-what-i-m-not-good-at-yet-is/)

[Karl Pilkington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-pilkington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/karl-pilkington-1541_daft_i-m-more-open-to-give-things-a-go-but-wh_1373494.png)

> [Towards the end with Pantera - although I was never unhappy with the music we were making - it became one-dimensional, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/towards-the-end-with-pantera-although-i-was-never-unhappy-with-the/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/dimebag-darrell-4144_back_towards-the-end-with-pantera-although-i_1997488.jpg)

> [When you are open about your things, people feel more able to talk to you. I think that's a nice thing, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-davis/when-you-are-open-about-your-things-people-feel-more-able-to-talk-to/)

[Lucy Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-davis/)

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> [“In the dark, you could keep your eyes open. You never had to see things you didn’t want to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-blake/in-the-dark-you-could-keep-your-eyes-open-you-never-had-to-see-things/)

[Lily Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-blake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/lily-blake-55097_dark_in-the-dark-you-could-keep-your-eyes-ope_1970248.jpg)

> [If I learned anything from Betty coming into my life, it's to just be open to all the things that come along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/if-i-learned-anything-from-betty-coming-into-my-life-it-s-to-just-be/)

[America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/america-ferrera-9449_along_if-i-learned-anything-from-betty-coming_1338188.jpg)

> [What I'm trying to do with my work is to break open things that are sealed, that are under siege.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmila-zbanic/what-i-m-trying-to-do-with-my-work-is-to-break-open-things-that-are/)

[Jasmila Zbanic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmila-zbanic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/jasmila-zbanic-22738_break_what-i-m-trying-to-do-with-my-work-is-to_432369.jpg)

> [You never know what you're going to end up with when you sit down to write something. At the end, if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-smith/you-never-know-what-you-re-going-to-end-up-with-when-you-sit-down-to/)

[Ali Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/ali-smith-1801_day_you-never-know-what-you-re-going-to-end_2805934.jpg)

> [I think you always want to be open to things... it's just the matter of finding something I believe in, finding a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolk/i-think-you-always-want-to-be-open-to-things-it-s-just-the-matter-of/)

[James Wolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/james-wolk-11374_always_i-think-you-always-want-to-be-open-to-th_147632.jpg)

> [Should we even have the classification system? Why shouldn't these things be open? There are things you want to keep secret, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/should-we-even-have-the-classification-system-why-shouldn-t-these/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/noam-chomsky-42_characteristics_should-we-even-have-the-classification-s_3073374.jpg)

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