Openness Quotes

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.

Accountability begins with transparency.

My bosses cautioned me about my candor. Now my GE career is over, and I'm telling you that it was my candor that helped make it work.

Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied. In the spiritual life, discipline means to create that space in which something can happen that you hadn't planned or counted on.

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

I've never hidden my Christianity in Hollywood, and I've been handled respectfully because I handle the issue and other people respectfully.

When in doubt, tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.

When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.

To love at all is to be vulnerable.

Never lose a holy curiosity.

I belong to a generation that has seen the explosion of freedom, the celebration of freedom.

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.

I'll talk to any stranger about everything. I'm not guarded.

Government ought to be all outside and no inside.... Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety.

Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them...

Keep your eyes open. Make mistakes - because you will anyway - and remember that small stuff stinks but that it's also essential.

I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.

The very word Secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.

One of the things I most admire about America is they have created a genuine melting pot society, a country of opportunity; you can be of any religion, colour, ethnicity, persuasion and make it to the top of your chosen field. And that's something I admire about America and hope they continue with.

The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.

Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.

The first beginnings of wisdom...is to ask questions but never to answer any.

I have no respect for someone who lies about their sexuality. At the very least say 'no comment', just keep your personal life personal. If you're going to closet yourself, that sends a negative message.

Songwriting is such a personal thing and it's hard to be in a room with somebody you don't know and trust.

I'm share a lot of details, but 98 percent of my life is still private.