--- title: "23 Opening Mind Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 23 Opening Mind quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Opening Mind sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pete-townshend-2499_halfway_the-day-you-open-your-mind-to-music-you_1482791.png" --- > [The day you open your mind to music, you're halfway to opening your mind to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/the-day-you-open-your-mind-to-music-you-re-halfway-to-opening-your/) [Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/pete-townshend-2499_halfway_the-day-you-open-your-mind-to-music-you_1482791.png) > [You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-institution-without-opening-your-2/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/bashar-al-assad-1027_cannot_you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-instit_2511396.jpg) > [“Thinking about what's beyond thought, is opening up your mind to tap into infinite intelligence designed to expand your consciousness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-jacinta-mpalyenkana-ph-d-mba/thinking-about-what-s-beyond-thought-is-opening-up-your-mind-to-tap/) [Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, Ph.D, MBA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-jacinta-mpalyenkana-ph-d-mba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/dr-jacinta-mpalyenkana-ph-d-mb_conscious-awareness_thinking-about-what-s-beyond-thought-is_2472583.jpg) > [The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-object-of-opening-the-mind-as-of-opening-the-mouth-is-to-shut-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/anonymous-1_mind_the-object-of-opening-the-mind-as-of-ope_2108512.jpg) > [“Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-k-chesterton/merely-having-an-open-mind-is-nothing-the-object-of-opening-the-mind/) [G.K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-k-chesterton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/g-k-chesterton-224_mind-opening_merely-having-an-open-mind-is-nothing-th_2742641.jpg) > [Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-bush/giving-frees-us-from-the-familiar-territory-of-our-own-needs-by/) [Barbara Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/barbara-bush-4569_familiar_giving-frees-us-from-the-familiar-territ_2706293.png) > [“Every time we become aware of a thought, as opposed to being lost in a thought, we experience that opening of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-goldstein/every-time-we-become-aware-of-a-thought-as-opposed-to-being-lost-in-a/) [Joseph Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-goldstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/joseph-goldstein-24089_psychology_every-time-we-become-aware-of-a-thought_1152122.jpg) > [Really connecting with someone and maybe opening their mind a little bit, is such a cool thing to be able to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kacey-musgraves/really-connecting-with-someone-and-maybe-opening-their-mind-a-little/) [Kacey Musgraves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kacey-musgraves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/kacey-musgraves-8839_able_really-connecting-with-someone-and-maybe_244988.jpg) > [What you get is the opening of your mind. I'm not preaching any new religion; I'm ritualizing everyday activities. You drink the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-abramovic/what-you-get-is-the-opening-of-your-mind-i-m-not-preaching-any-new/) [Marina Abramovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-abramovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/marina-abramovic-1502_activity_what-you-get-is-the-opening-of-your-mind_634949.jpg) > [Prayer is more than thoughts and feelings expressed in words. It is the opening of mind and heart - our whole being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-more-than-thoughts-and-feelings-expressed-in-words-it-is/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/richard-j-foster-1460_abba_prayer-is-more-than-thoughts-and-feeling_2882503.png) > [I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-will-not-be-famous-great-i-will-go-on-adventuring-changing-opening/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae7/virginia-woolf-49_adventuring_i-will-not-be-famous-great-i-will-go-on_520042.jpg) > [It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-armstrong/it-s-not-only-moving-that-creates-new-starting-points-sometimes-all/) [Kristin Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/kristin-armstrong-4204_mind_it-s-not-only-moving-that-creates-new-st_1973986.png) > [For me, the hardest part is taking lessons, and it's hard teaching an old dog new tricks, so part of my re-teaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hernandez/for-me-the-hardest-part-is-taking-lessons-and-it-s-hard-teaching-an/) [Eric Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hernandez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/eric-hernandez-28278_dog_for-me-the-hardest-part-is-taking-lesson_1233590.jpg) > [Reform has to be based on opening your mind and opening the mind does not come from decrees or laws. It comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/reform-has-to-be-based-on-opening-your-mind-and-opening-the-mind-does/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/bashar-al-assad-1027_circumstances_reform-has-to-be-based-on-opening-your-m_3170453.jpg) > [“Humans tend to cling on to a picture that was painted in front of their eyes, instead of opening up their mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-suggs/humans-tend-to-cling-on-to-a-picture-that-was-painted-in-front-of/) [Lionel Suggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-suggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/lionel-suggs-1621_artist_humans-tend-to-cling-on-to-a-picture-tha_3232291.jpg) > [With the beginning of a great & compassionate love, comes the growth of one's heart, and with that, a profound inner change.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irwin-corey/with-the-beginning-of-a-great-compassionate-love-comes-the-growth-of/) [Irwin Corey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irwin-corey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/irwin-corey-37172_change_with-the-beginning-of-a-great-compassion_2769470.jpg) > [When all mental activity around who you think you are or what you need for happiness is stopped, there is a crack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gangaji/when-all-mental-activity-around-who-you-think-you-are-or-what-you/) [Gangaji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gangaji/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/gangaji-10997_absolutes_when-all-mental-activity-around-who-you_361064.jpg) > [You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. So the core issue is how to open the mind, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-institution-without-opening-your/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/bashar-al-assad-1027_average_you-cannot-reform-your-society-or-instit_199328.jpg) > [I always tried to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that my brains would fall out. As G. K. Chesterton says, "The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mcdowell/i-always-tried-to-be-open-minded-but-not-so-open-minded-that-my/) [Josh McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mcdowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/josh-mcdowell-4194_brain_i-always-tried-to-be-open-minded-but-not_2326624.png) > [Magic is a sudden opening of the mind to the wonder of existence. It is a sense that there is much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/magic-is-a-sudden-opening-of-the-mind-to-the-wonder-of-existence-it/) [John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/john-welwood-16872_belief_magic-is-a-sudden-opening-of-the-mind-to_1899666.png) > [“If we can tame or restrain our addiction to the blinding overabundance of technical widgets, we can “tool down” our mental frame.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-pevernagie/if-we-can-tame-or-restrain-our-addiction-to-the-blinding/) [Erik Pevernagie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-pevernagie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/erik-pevernagie-688_addiction_if-we-can-tame-or-restrain-our-addiction_2177612.jpg) > [When all mental activity around who you think you are is stopped, there is a crack in the authority of perception, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gangaji/when-all-mental-activity-around-who-you-think-you-are-is-stopped/) [Gangaji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gangaji/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/gangaji-10997_authority_when-all-mental-activity-around-who-you_1048217.jpg) > [Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and, roaming round its gilt cage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-wollstonecraft/taught-from-their-infancy-that-beauty-is-woman-s-sceptre-the-mind/) [Mary Wollstonecraft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-wollstonecraft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cc/mary-wollstonecraft-1568_attention_taught-from-their-infancy-that-beauty-is_3136086.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/opening-mind/#itemlist", "name": "Opening Mind Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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I'm not preaching any new religion; I'm ritualizing everyday activities. You drink the water. You count the rice. You sit in Crystal Cave. You lie in Levitation Chamber. You push yourself to a new level.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marina Abramovic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-abramovic/what-you-get-is-the-opening-of-your-mind-i-m-not-preaching-any-new/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/marina-abramovic-1502_activity_what-you-get-is-the-opening-of-your-mind_634949.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/marina-abramovic-1502_activity_what-you-get-is-the-opening-of-your-mind_634949.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/marina-abramovic-1502_activity_what-you-get-is-the-opening-of-your-mind_634949.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What you get is the opening of your mind. 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