Openness Quotes

307 quotes by 252 authors

Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social… — Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
The extreme clarity of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of desert life forms. Love flowers best in openness and freedom. — Edward Abbey
Strolling on, it seems to me that the strangeness and wonder of existence are emphasized here, in the desert, by the comparative sparsity of the… — Edward Abbey
I'd always rather err on the side of openness. But there's a difference between optimum and maximum openness, and fixing that boundary is a judgment… — Warren G. Bennis
Trust is not bound up with knowledge so much as it is with freedom, the openness to the unknown. — Robert C. Solomon
Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. Without ownership, changes will be short term. Changing people's habits and ways of… — John C. Maxwell
For the current of our spiritual life creeds, rituals and channels that may thwart or help, according to their fixity or openness. When a symbol… — Rabindranath Tagore
I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem in as much as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice… — Henry Bessemer
We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more… — John Cleese
The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a… — Mahatma Gandhi
Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire. — Heraclitus
I consider it my job to nurture the creativity of the people I work with because at Sony we know that a terrific idea is… — Akio Morita
When I feel well and in a good humour, or when I am taking a drive or walking after a good meal, or in the… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Einstein does not remain attached to the classical principles, and when presented with a problem in physics he quickly envisages all of its possibilities. This… — Henri Poincare
We are at times too ready to believe that the present is the only possible state of things. — Marcel Proust
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so… — Max De Pree
Have you noticed, with whatever quality of love you have experienced, that when true love arises, it opens up both your mind and emotions? It's… — Adyashanti
I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to take delight in… — John Welwood
Prayer if it is real is an acknowledgment of our finitude, our need, our openness to be changed, our readiness to be surprised, yes, astonished… — Douglas V. Steere
Out in the field I try not to hold expectations. I try to achieve an openness. The senses heighten so that I am totally immersed… — Keith Lazelle

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