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My mom has a good way of engaging me in a conversation about the choices I make, listening, being objective and open-minded, and respecting those choices so long as they don't put me in danger.
Sep 18, 2025
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.
The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
You mustn’t be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
I think we have an obligation to put on a fun show and put on a concert that's memorable, that's energetic and that spreads joy and open-mindedness. If being open-minded and joyful is against your political beliefs, then you know, f**k you.
People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
Keep an open mind---but not so open your brain falls out.
African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it's just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple.
I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.
By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
You don't want to be so open minded that your brains fall out!
Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.
It's okay to disagree with the thoughts or opinions expressed by other people. That doesn't give you the right to deny any sense they might make. Nor does it give you a right to accuse someone of poorly expressing their beliefs just because you don't like what they are saying. Learn to recognize good writing when you read it, even if it means overcoming your pride and opening your mind beyond what is comfortable.
Be open minded, but not so open minded that your brains fall out.
Its about continuing to learn and being open-minded, don't ever think you know it all.
I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for looks, she shouldn't have three heads. I want a regular human being.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If you allow yourself to be somewhat curious - and if you get into the habit of doing that - it's the first step to being open minded and realizing that your points of view aren't totally opposite.
I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open.
An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.
If the individual is to be happy in the contemporary order, he must be open-minded with respect to new values and new arrangements.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
People will never forget how you made them feel.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Those who can’t change their minds can’t change anything.
Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
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