Top 96 Open To Possibility Quotes
#1. That's what makes it so right. Your eyes - your soul is there, but the rest of you is still so undefined. That's the beauty of childhood. The eyes show everything you've seen so far, but the rest of you is still so open to possibility, to whatever you might become.
Bree Despain
#2. I believe in staying open to possibility. What is the point of not believing, closing the door? Just leave it open, see what comes in.
A.M. Homes
#3. You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.
Yanni
#4. If you're going to write, you have to be open to possibility.
Richard Luciano
#5. You cannot simply tap your creative nature once and then expect to be done with it. It is a lifelong process: a continual commitment to being open to possibility, trusting your instincts, experimenting, taking risks, and revising.
Fran Sorin
#6. Intelligence is just one dimension of ability. Don't limit yourself to it. Open up to instinct, intuition, creativity and thus possibility
Rasheed Ogunlaru
#7. To hope is to gamble. It's to bet on your futures, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety. To hope is dangerous, and yet it is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk.
Rebecca Solnit
#8. A superstitious belief which embraces an error keeps the possibility open that the truth may come to arouse it; but when the truth is there, and the superstitious mode of apprehending it transforms it into a lie, no saving awakening is possible.
Soren Kierkegaard
#9. Open your mind to all possibilities and believe!
Bernie Siegel
#10. You don't get lucky without preparation, and there's no sense in being prepared if you're not open to the possibility of a glorious accident.
Twyla Tharp
#11. I was reminded that it is my obligation not only as an elected official in a pluralistic society, but also as a Christian, to remain open to the possibility that my unwillingness to support gay marriage is misguided.
Barack Obama
#12. Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.
David Soul
#13. If we come to see that this world does not have the final word, then we open our mind and therefore our entire lives to experience the possibility of infinite possibilities.
Marianne Williamson
#14. BUILD UP YOUR CIRCLE ... A mind that perceives What can rationally be. A spirit that sees Innovative possibility. A heart that is open to Both beginnings and ends. A firm hand that fits readily To the reach of a friend.
Mary Anne Radmacher
#15. Are you able to open to the possibility that what you want is not what you need right now? If it was what you needed it would be in your life, right now, and it would come effortlessly.
Kelly Martin
#16. It's not our past which most determines the possibilities open to us, it's what we choose here and now to make happen in our present and future.
Nick Baylis
#17. Mourning our losses is the first step away from resentment and toward gratitude. The tears of our grief can soften our hardened hearts and open us to the possibility to say thanks.
Henri J.M. Nouwen
#18. At the possibility of truly being seen, something in his chest seemed to snap open like a parachute.
Michael Chabon
#19. When you fall in love, love deeply. Be tough but also be open to the possibility of forgiveness.
Nicholas Sparks
#20. I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in shiny new projects, and what always excited me was knowing there was a possibility that I could actually get these parts. I always had the impression that I had a chance.
David Harewood
#21. Are you open for this possibility of the energy source of breathing to go through you or are you collapsing? Are you open to this coming and going of air and the possibility-wea ther we sit, or stand, or lie-to allow this exchange of air through us?
Charlotte Selver
#22. I'm very open to any visual conceits and any possibilities at my disposal to be better explain to people the ideas I'm exploring.
Tim Hetherington
#23. There's only about about 6 to 8 inches between an open book and a human being's heart. A lot can happen in those 7 inches. Perspectives, fresh perspectives occur and minds expand, and I love fiction and I feel like it's a possibility for transformation.
Aline Ohanesian
#24. Desire is this absurdity that holds open the infinity of possibility. Ever optimistic, ever resourceful, desire tells us what it sees as it speeds ahead on its divine wings. What we cannot see, desire describes, and then it goads us to travel on until we have given birth to Joy.
Wendy Farley
#25. Admitting you had a problem was the first step - everyone knew that - but admitting you had a problem also left you open to the possibility that maybe you couldn't fix it
Jennifer Weiner
#26. Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.
Oprah Winfrey
#27. We should open ourselves to the impossible and embrace a psychology of possibility.
Ellen Langer
#28. Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are.
Michael Jordan
#29. And when your phone rings, pick it up. Open yourself up to the possibility a phone call offers. Discover this remarkable device called the telephone. It will give you a serious competitive advantage.
Dan Pallotta
#30. What would be frightening about me jumping out of the bush wearing a pig mask is not the sudden surprise, not me, and not the pig mask, but that the ordinary world had split open for a moment to reveal some possibility never previously considered.
Peter Straub
#31. Grace is something that comes to us when we somehow find ourselves completely available, when we become openhearted and open-minded, and are willing to entertain the possibility that we may not know what we think we know.
Adyashanti
#32. She pictured herself in a world without him, a world where she had only her own heart and mind to follow. A world open and blank with possibility; terrifying, almost.
Nicole Mones
#33. From a rat hole you can go to the stars or from the stars you can go to a rat hole! Your destiny is open to every possibility!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
#34. By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity we open ourselves up to an infinite stream of possibility. We can let fear rule our lives or we can become childlike with curiosity, pushing our boundaries, leaping out of our comfort zones, and accepting what life puts before us.
Alan Watts
#35. Love is just like God. Some believe in it, some don't. You can only feel love and that too if you are open to its existence. Likewise, an atheist cannot feel the presence of the divine because his mind is shut to the possibility of there being one.
Anurag Shourie
#36. Positive assumptions are needed only when you have negative assumptions that you're trying to overcome. But when you drop your assumptions altogether, your soul stands naked in the open fields of possibility. And what you choose to create from that space is up to you.
T.K. Coleman
#37. When I am willing to step into the realm of uncertainty and ambiguity, I open myself up to infinite possibilities.
Anita Moorjani
#38. Harry Mount hints at the possibility that I was admitted to Magdalen in 1960 because my father had been senior scholar there a quarter of a century earlier. I was, in fact, the winner of an open scholarship; Mr Mount should learn the difference between genetics and nepotism.
Michael Beloff
#39. More to the point, is the nation alarmed by this president? Not just perturbed - are Americans generally open to the possibility that Obama is too dangerous to be trusted with power?
Andrew McCarthy
#40. The possibility for rich relationships exists all around you - you simply have to open your eyes, open your mouth and most importantly, open your heart.
Cheryl Richardson
#41. Before you find the magic of life you have to open yourself up to the possibility of it being there.
Bette Lee Crosby
#42. The sole philosophy open to those who doubt the possibility of truth is absolute silence
even mental.
Jacques Maritain
#43. I can't say whether or not I'll ever get married again, but I'm open to the possibility.
Carmen Electra
#44. Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another.
Sharon Salzberg
#45. Life has this beautiful way of opening doors when you least expect it. How thy open is sometimes never known. But does that not only further justify the magic and the possibility to the thought, that there is more to life than that which meets thee eye.
Tania Elizabeth
#46. I think to put death on screen where it isn't that turns it into comic book time and there I think by desensitizing an audience, you really do open the possibility that someone is going to kill .
Joe Eszterhas
#47. Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
Nancy Gibbs
#48. Beauty can be found in the most frightening of places. You just have to be open to the possibility that in truth, there's nothing to fear.
Solange Nicole
#49. In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.
Edward Hoagland
#50. All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.
Wendell Berry
#51. Keep your head up, your chin high, and your eyes open for the little miracles occuring around you ... because trust me they are there, they are just waiting to be uncovered like a diamond on the ruff
Terrin White
#52. Would you please be open to the possibility that the gospel, real Christianity, is something very different from religion? That gives many people hope that there is a way to know God that doesn't lead to the pathologies of moralism and religiosity.
Timothy Keller
#53. In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness.
Haruki Murakami
#54. Choose to live in a place where your eyes are always open to the positive possibilities.
Ralph Marston
#55. Success is not a straight line, it's much more of a dance and being open to possibilities.
Arianna Huffington
#56. You can withdraw from the sufferings of the world - that possibility is open to you and accords with your nature - but perhaps that withdrawal is the only suffering you might be able to avoid.
Franz Kafka
#57. I'm always open to the possibility that somebody's got a better idea than I have. It happens with some frequency.
William Shatner
#58. Having an honest relationship with time is no simple task. First, you have to open up to the possibility that time is your friend, there to help you, and that recording future plans in whatever way you see fit isn't a burden but rather something that strengthens your pursuit of your dreams.
Lanna Nakone
#59. If you wander with open eyes and simple curiosity, you'll discover a much richer pleasure - the simple feeling of possibility that hums from every direction as you move from place to place.
Rolf Potts
#60. We must bear in mind the possibility that the greater opportunities open in the twentieth century to women may be quite withdrawn, and that we may return to stricter regimentation of women ...
Margaret Mead
#62. so often, we focus our analytical efforts in the wrong direction and miss something vital. So it's crucial to be open to the possibility that we might be mistaken. During
Guy Spier
#63. Unfortunately, you're helpless when people interpret your work wrongly. There are simply people who can't or won't understand or accept what you're trying to do. When you take the risk of expressing yourself in public, you have to open yourself to that possibility.
Michael Haneke
#64. You want me to give her a key?" the guy asked.
"I want you to give her a possibility," she told him, looking at my necklace again. "And that's what a key represents. An open door, a chance. You know?
Sarah Dessen
#65. Think about how rare it is for anyone to encounter a teacher who can open you up to the notion that there is an infinite amount of meaning and possibility and inspiration in the smallest thing before you.
Greil Marcus
#66. Your life is rich with possibility, and you are the only one who can discover the opportunities that will allow you to live your dreams. You must open your eyes to what can be, envision the life you want, and take the steps to get yourself to that place. I
Jason Harvey
#67. A confused mind is one that is open to the possibility of change.
Eric Weiner
#68. You can't count on success; you can only leave open the possibility for it, and be ready to jump on and take the ride when it comes for you.
Austin Kleon
#69. May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.
Mary Anne Radmacher
#70. They will open up to what I would call corporate broadcastings where the non-commercial material will have air time. There's no possibility of that here right now, none.
Ann Macbeth
#71. I want you to give her a possibility. And that's what a key represents. An open door, a chance.
Sarah Dessen
#72. I remember an immense feeling of possibility at the idea, as if I had been ushered into a vast building filled with closed doors and had been given leave to open any I liked. There were more doors than one person could ever open in a lifetime, I thought (and still think).
Stephen King
#73. We are the relationships that make us; we have our being in and through relationships that place us into reality, and therefore we are open ontologically to the possibility of encounter.
Andrew Root
#74. Mother Earth taught me that my anger
toward nature was unfounded.
And she therefore invited me to open my heart to this
possibility: so too may be my anger toward man.
Anasizi Foundation Good Buffalo Eagle
#75. Thus in order to be a "radical" one must be open to the possibility that one's own core assumptions are misconceived.
Christopher Hitchens
#76. If we think that this life is all there is to life, then there is no interpretation of our problems, our pain, not even of our privileges. But everything changes when we open up to the possibility that God's story is really our story too.
Max Lucado
#77. Everything is just as it needs to be. And if we would forgive, our minds and hearts would open and we could see another possibility.
Iyanla Vanzant
#78. Life is worth more than man will ever know. Each of our choices open up the possibility of a different world. Every time we wake up, the universe puts itself in our hands. So many paths. So many choices. Our discernment is the only way to tell which one leads to happiness.
Thierry Cohen
#79. The first step on the path to positive change is acknowledgement that change is necessary and possible. Open yourself to the possibility of seeing the world in a new way. What do you have to lose?
Alex Blackwell
#80. To take that second chance, we need to notice where we are and be open to the possibility of growing.
Holly Elissa Bruno
#81. I almost try to explain another untranslatable word--sunyata--to Jonas. The idea has Buddhist roots and several meanings, depending on context. I think emptiness is the closest word, but, in English, we infer emptiness as a void, a lack. Sunyata is open with possibility, a meditative space.
Emery Lord
#82. When you're a conservative Republican, you never think people are making money by ripping other people off," he said. His mind was now fully open to the possibility. "I now realized there was an entire industry, called consumer finance, that basically existed to rip people off.
Michael Lewis
#83. Lucky is the man who does not secretly believe that every possibility is open to him.
Walker Percy
#84. Do not give up when touching the Door of Awareness, you meet its Mindfulness Magic, but let it open wide giving your family a possibility to Create Reality of Your Dreams.
Natasa Nuit Pantovic
#85. Every second of time is a doorway to unbounded possibilities. Yet if you are not open to them, these possibilities shrink.
Deepak Chopra
#86. I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel I'm open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.
Sophie Okonedo
#87. To open the possibility for self-honesty, you have to develop insight, which can be achieved through meditation, therapy, other sorts of sensitivity training, and simply spending periods of time alone to find out who you really are, what you really believe, and what you really, really want.
Stephen Russell
#88. When will you open your eyes to the possibility of the world?
Tony Curl
#89. The healthier people are, the more they are willing to admit to their limitations and so the more open they are to the possibility of improvement.
Robin Skynner
#90. Suddenly you hit on something that the student really responds to, you can see the eyes open and the complexion change. The life possibility has opened there. All you can say to yourself is, "I hope this child hangs on to that."
Joseph Campbell
#91. All we need to do is look up, notice where we are, and be open to the
possibility of wonder.
Holly Elissa Bruno
#92. Sometimes you have to open yourself to the random possibilities of, I guess, destiny.
Andrew W.K.
#93. You don't force change; you just open yourself to its possibilities and let it work through you.
Frederick Lenz
#94. When you etch your moral code in stone, you have no room for editing. You leave open the possibility that, as our ethical views evolve, your code becomes less relevant. You could find yourself with four of ten divine moral laws describing how to treat God and zero that prohibit rape or slavery.
David G. McAfee
#95. I beg your pardon? Robson says.
One thing Waterhouse likes about these Brits is that when they don't know what the hell you're talking about, they are at least open to the possibility that it might be their fault.
Neal Stephenson
#96. May every young scientist remember and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure of his apparatus to give consistent results may once or twice in a lifetime conceal an important discovery.
Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett
