Quotes about Openness

Open all the doors. Don't commit yourself to just one idea of happiness. Remove the idea of happiness that you have, and then happiness can come, this afternoon.

True simplicity implies love and trust—it does not expect to be derided and rejected, any more than it expects to be admired and praised.

I often see it in people who have attained what the monastic tradition terms "detachment," an ability to live at peace with the reality of whatever happens. Such people do not have a closed-off air, nor a boastful demeanor. In them, it is clear, their wounds have opened the way to compassion for others. And compassion is the strength and soul of a religion.

To love at all is to be vulnerable.

The wise man desires nothing; he does not judge, he makes no plans, he keeps his mind open and his

I always learn a lot when I do so. You know, when you step out of your comfort zone and even your cynical zone, and open yourself up to what other people might experience and why they do so.

None are so blind as those who will not see.

I believe in open government. I've always believed in open government. I don't e-mail, however. And there's a reason: I don't want you reading my personal stuff.

Let the people know the truth and the country is safe.

We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.

Hold everything loosely.

I have never lost respect for any individual who replied to a question with the answer, I just don't know.