Social Openness Quotes

North American society could not have reached its state of high development and modernity had it not been an open society.

I'm an Air force Brat and I've lived all over the world and this country and there were people in my community who were gay - nurses, hairdressers, designers - people who just had a different way about themselves.

I believe that society needs to be more open and accepting of things that are seen as 'different.'

I'm a liberal. The "L" word! ... I love it. Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind... I'm a total, total, total liberal and proud of it. And I think it's outrageous to say "The L word". I mean, excuse me. They should be damn lucky that they were liberals here. Liberals gave more to the population of the United States than any other group.

I'm trying to make the world a more open place.

The collapse of a closed society does not always lead to an open society.

I live in a world all my own, but visitors are always welcome.

A little town is like a lantern. Nothing's hid from sight.

A lot of America's success is because we're an open society and haven't brought dogma or religious influence into the American political process.

What the digital age has offered us, in terms of connectivity and transparency, is that all of these people from weird places in the world are all talking to each other, at four in the morning, and are sharing ideas. There's more openness than has ever been known, so that's a good thing.

I could care less if it's Mick Jagger or the man on the street. I just like interesting people, and I happen to know a lot of stars.

I'm not really that private of a person. I live in a small town and I'm very neighborly. I go out to dinner just about four nights a week and sit and talk to people. I'm not that private, so it's not that strange to do an interview and try to share a little bit of your life.

In Minnesota, we tend to be a little more open to immigration.

I'm very open with people, very warm, when I meet them. My fans in particular find that strange and refreshing.

The country is moving to a more open society.

Don't say I hate institutionalised religion - rather than saying I hate those things, which I do not, what I'm saying is that perhaps there is a way of opening more doors, rather than closing so many.

Nobody has a right now to say that the Hindus are not liberal to a fault.

I don't wear my political feelings on my sleeve. However, if I'm asked, I will answer honestly.

A lot of people found themselves working at the Factory and some even in his bed as a result of random occurrences like your call. Most famous artists have never been all that interested in meeting strangers. That was not the case with Andy Warhol at all.

The open society is one in which men have learned to be to some extent critical of taboos, and to base decisions on the authority of their own intelligence.

People in New York just seem a lot more open than I thought they would be.

My supporters are people who believe in being fiscally responsible and socially accepting. I think most people are in that category. Speaking with a broad brushstroke, those are my supporters.

I enjoy my alone time, but I'm an open book.

Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by giving people the power to share whatever they want and be connected to whoever they want, no matter where they are.

If we know it's happening, and we're not having the discussion, we're contributing to the problem of making it seem like people can't open up.