52 Open Minded Quotes

52 Open Minded Quotes

Let these open minded quotes remind you to keep your mind open and receptive to new ideas, to change, and to looking beyond your own assumptions. May these words of wisdom inspire and encourage you!

Open mindedness is essential for seeing things from other people’s perspectives, the world would be a slow-moving place if everyone had a one track mind! Open mindedness is a skill that is learned – you aren’t born with it!

So take a moment to read through our collection of open minded and open mindedness quotes.

Published by: Catherine Pulsifer and Ben Gillison

  1. An open-minded person, who also knows how to relax and enjoy life, is therefore much more capable of problem solving and may amaze those around them.Michelle Hunt, Creativity
    Life Quotes
  2. An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out.Virginia Hutchison
    Funny Quotes
  3. Encourage suggestions – Let your team members know that while you are not committed to accepting every idea, you are always open to suggestions. Jeffrey Morales, Leadership
    Quotes About Ideas
  4. True wisdom will enable man to judge other persons with an impartial mind. M. K. Soni

  5. True wisdom will enable man to judge other persons with an impartial mind.M. K. Soni
    Wise Quotes
  6. To open my mind and see what is truly best
    For my team, is when “I” become successful.
    Author Unknown, Teamwork Poems
    Motivational Poems
  7. People are very open-minded about new things – as long as they’re exactly like the old ones.Charles Kettering
    Funny Quotes about Life
  8. Open-mindedness is the pioneer that recognizes the opportunity, and is willing to walk in the new light.Edward Augustus Horton, Noble Lives and Noble Deeds – Year 1893
    Motivational Poems
  9. Rememeber, a closed mind is like a closed parachute. It is of no use, and a big burden on your back!Abhishek Thakore, 31 Mantras For Personality Development
    Remember
  10. The humility to learn from one and all and keeping an open mind, is the hallmark of the truly great.The Indian Journal of Adult Education
    Humility
  11. Keeping an open mind is the ability to be receptive to new ideas, concepts, and experiences without judging and rejecting them off the bat.Yamile Yemoonyah, The Seven Types of Spirit Guide
    Judgemental
  12. Be open minded. Your receptiveness to new ideas is Open-mindedness. It relates to the way in which you approach the views and knowledge of others. S M, Revanth, Knowledge Vs Wisdom
    Motivational Quotes
  13. I have found we can all learn something from just about anyone, if we approach others with an open mind, take the time to get to know them, seek out, and listen for what they can teach us. Ken Poirot, Mentor Me
    Learning
  14. ….the more human you are, the more people will respect you for being real, and for being approachable. Byron Pulsifer, Cheerful Gets The Call
    Respect
  15. Jails are always closed yet full, while temples are always open yet empty.Chinese Proverb
    Funny Proverbs
  16. The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. E.B. White
    Quote of The Day
  17. As you grew, we encouraged you to be open and direct. As you leave, never lose your honesty with those whom you speak. Catherine Pulsifer and Byron Pulsifer, As You Grew
    Graduation Poems
  18. To see an opportunity we must be open to all thoughts. Catherine Pulsifer

  19. Opportunities are presented to us each and every day, but do we see them. To see an opportunity we must be open to all thoughts. Catherine Pulsifer
    Opportunity
  20. Keep your mind open to change all the time. Welcome it. Court it. It is only by examining and reexamining your opinions and ideas that you can progress.Dale Carnegie
    Progress
  21. Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.George Bernard Shaw
    Quotes about Change
  22. The fact that you offer a warm smile to someone else shows other people that you are approachable, friendly and receptive. Catherine Pulsifer, Happy Things
    Smile
  23. We should maintain an open mind and a compassionate attitude if we wish to be at peace.Beau Norton, How to Find Peace
    Attitude
  24. Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.William Feather
    Books
  25. Learn to look at every difficult situation as a present; the gift within is the possibilities it holds. To open the gift you must find the “possibility”. Catherine Pulsifer, See The Positive In All Situations
    Possibilities
  26. In retirement as in most walks of life, an open-mind that is receptive to new possibilities proves to be your best asset as you forge ahead and redesign your life to meet your new needs. Belinda Tucker, Creative and Cheap Retirement Lifestyle Options
    Retirement
  27. In order to achieve great things, you must stretch your beliefs, your efforts, and your tolerance. You will have to face new situations with an open mind, eager to reach your destiny.Brian Cagneey
    Greatness
  28. Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open. Thomas Dewar
    Inspirational
  29. Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier. Charles Kettering

  30. Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier. Charles Kettering
    New Beginnning
  31. An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it. Mark Twain
    Words of Encouragement
  32. I want my son to be a man of good heart who reaches out to the world around him with an open mind and a gentle touch. I want him to be a man of belief, but not a man of judgment. Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son
    Judgemental
  33. … we need to open our minds to the fullness of each person; their opinions, their attributes; their potential.Byron Pulsifer, The Biggest Package
    Potential
  34. If you don’t go through life with an open mind, you will find a lot of closed doors.Mark W. Perrett
    Great Quotes about Life
  35. Our attitude, open mindedness, ability to convey ideas, listening skills, patience, compatibility and language skills are some of the factors that define good communication skills. Zayne Parker, Confidence
    Communication
  36. The ability to participate in miracles – true miracles in your life – happens when you open your mind to your limitless potential. Wayne Dyer, 21 Days to Master Success and Inner Peace
    Miracle
  37. You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.Yanni
    Creativity
  38. The development of genuine, open-minded patience may very well lead one to also examine one�s experience of anger and its root causes. Although impatience and anger are not the same, they live in the same neighborhood. Allan Lokos
    Patience
  39. Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. Helen Keller
    Tolerance
  40. No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage and belief. Napoleon Hill
    Believe
  41. If you want to find a fish, look in the ocean.If you want to find yourself, look in your mind.Richard Gere
    Mindset
  42. Anything that helps you to open your mind to prosperity is worthwhile.Catherine Ponder, Open Your Mind to Prosperity
    Wealth
  43. There are many ways to process, organize, and spread information, and it is only recently that science has become open-minded enough to treat all these different methods with wonder and amazement rather than dismissal and denial.Frans de Waal, Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are?
    Wonder
  44. As the world becomes more globalized, it is increasingly vital for students to expand their horizons and open their minds.Hungsoo S Kim, Next Generation Leadership.
    Education
  45. Hаvе аn open mind. Whеn уоu аррrоасh nеw, уоu nаturаllу carry with you those орiniоnѕ, beliefs, and biases. But to gеt thе mоѕt оut of viѕuаlizаtiоn, you need to go in with аn ореn mind.Jason Dyer, Mind Over Moodlinked to open minded
    Opinion
  46. Open your heart and mind to what the Universe intends to fill your time and energy with� or where it intends to take you.Sandra Coyner, The Horizon is Here
    Insight
  47. But keeping an open mind can also be a powerful corrective. It involves knowing when to step back, being honest about your options, recognizing what the breakpoints are and being ready to be surprised. Peter J. A. Shaw, Raise Your Game
    Honesty
  48. Remember, keeping an open mind is essential because only when our minds are open can we progress and evolve as a human race. It really wasn’t so long ago that most people truly believed that the earth was flat.Theresa Cheung, The Afterlife is Real
    Remember
  49. A person with an open mind is always alert, awakened and sensitive to situations and surroundings and that is why he/she does not react but responds to a situation.Competition Science Vision
    Keep Calm
  50. Open-mindedness is regarded as a necessary professional virtue for the practice of nursing.Derek Sellman, What Makes a Good Nurse
    Nurse
  51. The importance of keeping an open mind seems self-evident. An open mind is a precondition for progress.Edzard Ernst, Don’t Believe What You Think
    Prosperity
  52. Open-mindedness is perhaps one of the most undervalued qualities of today, and yet the need for it is overwhelming on both large and small scales.Alex A. Lluch, Thinking Big and Achieving Success Made Easy
    Values
  53. Keeping an open Heart is keeping an open mind.Tilicho, The Source
    Short
  54. Open Mindedness is Power. Tolerance is Power. And most importantly, Direct Communication is Power.Joseph M. Alberts, Journals
    I love this quote about open-mindedness. Short, simple and hits home!
    Nurse
  55. Are you known as an open and receptive person who welcomes others ideas or opinions, or do you have a tendency to immediately discount other people’s opinions when they do not match your own thinking? Byron Pulsifer, What Are The Essential Qualities Of Being Human
    Thinking

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