216 Quotes About Open-mindedness

You're unsure what you think of him, a fact you pride yourself on. It defines you, this willingness to hear all sides, love everyone. You've stopped believing in evil. Is that a sin? You know what your mother would say, but justice needs to be fair-handed, the dead deserve your compassion. It's your job to understand, to forgive, not simply your custom.

The author gives an interesting naval etymology of the word "opportunity". It referred to days in which sailing ships had to wait outside a port for the appropriate tide, which then was their chance until the next tide.

Beware: open-mindedness will often say, 'Everything is permissible except a sharp opinion.

Keep a logical but open mind. What one may pass off as a psychological dysfunction could be a burst of imagination at its finest.

Open your eyes, mind and heart - and then (only then) you will see

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.

The only way to change someone's mind is to connect with them from the heart.

People who don’t know how to use their minds can’t really know how to use their hearts either.

The patterns are simple, but followed together, they make for a whole that is wiser than the sum of its parts. Go for a walk; cultivate hunches; write everything down, but keep your folders messy; embrace serendipity; make generative mistakes; take on multiple hobbies; frequent coffeehouses and other liquid networks; follow the links; let others build on your ideas; borrow, recycle; reinvent. Build a tangled bank.