| I know, I know, I can't coerce anyone into liking cats, but all I ask is that you please have an open mind about the species. |
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| Those who have learnt to approach art with an open mind know that it's rewarding. |
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| They have said that they are still keeping an open mind and would not be drawn on whether it is now a murder or missing person inquiry. |
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| There are no qualifications needed other than an open mind and a willingness to listen. |
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| Be patient with the people who matter most, and listen to their ideas with an open mind. |
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| My father is extremely well read and from him I've learned the value of an open mind. |
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| Once a fateful decision has been taken, an open mind becomes a luxury because any reappraisal may result in confused orders and demoralization. |
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| One of his comments there pungently countered the litany from credulous believers that you must always keep an open mind. |
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| We are keeping an open mind on what other criminal activities he may have been involved in. |
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| Richardson said that detectives were keeping an open mind about the possible motive for the triple murder. |
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| On the other hand, if a modern thinker wishes to have a more open mind, then why not be a student of more than one subject? |
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| I went with an open mind, having read the blurb about it being a non-sexual show with full-frontal male nudity. |
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| I always come into these things with an open mind, but they need to be justified. |
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| I have an open mind as to whether a hospital order is the right disposal in the end. |
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| I'd never heard of the guy before, so I approached the movie with an open mind. |
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| I'm just going to go in there with an open mind and try to handle it as appropriately as I can. |
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| The more you understand why something has turned out the way it has, the more you can empathise and think with an open mind. |
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| Perhaps they won't come to it with an open mind at all and will be angry that I got it all wrong. |
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| No one ever said it was going to be easy but with an open mind anything is possible. |
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| In the film he is someone with a generous heart and an open mind, sensitive, selfless and even noble. |
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| Experience can contribute to connoisseurship, but only if the consumer tastes with attention and an open mind. |
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| No, I will continue on this path, and I will go where it takes me with open arms and an open mind. |
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| Police are also keeping an open mind as to a possible racial motive and are liaising with community leaders in the area. |
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| We even have to keep an open mind about whether there were any dealings that weren't strictly by the book. |
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| Is it not time they stopped looking outward with an open purse and started looking inward with an open mind? |
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| They ought to stand aside for someone without sentiment and with a fair and open mind with the club's honour in view. |
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| Wander the streets and markets alone, with an open mind, friendly face and polite gestures. |
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| I think the biggest thing I have learned is to always keep an open mind and always look for a new approach. |
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| We are therefore obliged to look upon the arguments for affirmative action with sympathy and an open mind. |
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| I would be of the view that managers with an open mind are the ones that have most success. |
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| You should keep an open mind while reading any book and adopting any style from these books. |
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| If you go with an open mind and accept it for what it is you can't fail to have a good time. |
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| But while a swagger of smug certainty plays well on television, prudence might argue for an open mind and the occasional flicker of doubt. |
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| Here is the opportunity to study, with an open mind, alternative possibilities. |
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| They must beware of becoming dogmatic and opinionated and strive to keep an open mind and their opinions flexible. |
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| It is about having an open mind, about finding potential solutions. |
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| However, detectives said they are keeping an open mind as there was no sign of forced entry and they were not sure if the theft was planned or opportunist. |
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| Not a blank mind, devoid of a judicial philosophy, but an open mind — a certain receptiveness to reason, argument and fact. |
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| Essential qualities: a sense of responsibility, an open mind and flexibility. |
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| You must be critical and constructive, have an open mind and a good command of languages. |
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| This is a job that requires an open mind, clear thinking and an ability to always challenge yourself yet stand your ground. |
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| These tracks are not just geared towards DJs or clubbers, but generally for people with a musically open mind. |
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| I hope, Mr Berlusconi, you will look upon the dialogue with our Parliament dispassionately and with an open mind. |
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| With an open mind and heart, the everyday occurrence of rising sun, which ordinarily seems so mundane, can kindle a sense of wonder. |
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| But I did have a sample of a farmhouse Monterey Jack cheese flavored with the California pollen and found it surprisingly good, so I'm keeping an open mind. |
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| For us, macrobiotics are the best way to develop a strong immune system and build a strong body with an open mind. |
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| Culture without frontiers and with an open mind, artists who have stood the test of time, stars, discoveries, and some razzamatazz. |
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| This is also why the enddate question requires an open mind and even a fairly deep knowledge of Mayan calendrics to address. |
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| As it supports the objective of combating fraud, the Commission is examining the need for such a step with an open mind at this stage. |
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| Paradoxically, I think that to judge well, it is important to have a certain amount of life experience as well as an open mind. |
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| My delegation, for its part, will exert every effort to address this proposal with an open mind and with every flexibility. |
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| Both objectives have been achieved in time to allow the ITM to start the 21st century fully equiped and with an open mind. |
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| Even as a child I had a very open mind, because even if my father was around, I was actually raised by a lot of different people. |
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| All of them thought highly of him and praised his kindness, his availability, his open mind and his great modesty. |
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| The Crown must listen with an open mind and provide feedback during the consultation and reasons with respect to any decision. |
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| But also I want to go into everything I'm listening to with an open mind and weigh the pros and cons of both sides. |
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| Both families also agree that keeping an open mind when working with family helps facilitate decision-making. |
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| Just take care to do it in a way that shows the person that you still have an open mind on the issue. |
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| The support and acknowledgement we receive encourage us to be creative and keep an open mind. |
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| Every American should carefully examine the president's remarks with an open mind. |
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| On the day he or she is unveiled, conservatives will announce that they are approaching the selection with an open mind. |
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| In your quest, I will only remind you to keep an open mind and to keep it real. |
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| Just like any other movie I might go see, I soon was leaning back in my chair with an open mind ready to be entertained. |
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| Keep an open mind when it comes to exercise and don't be afraid of change. |
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| You want people to go in with an open mind and just enjoy what they see. |
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| Discuss your differences with an open mind. |
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| Approach Showdown with an open mind and it's a polished, content-packed party game. |
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| He is also to inform the management about any problems. 3 The residents are kindly asked to help, show consideration and to keep an open mind with the other residents. |
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| Having been conditioned to keep an open mind, we operate on the assumption that we arrive at our opinions by observing or discovering a body of facts and systematically placing them in logical order. |
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| I'm also a good listener and will always have an open mind and heart. |
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| This is mostly due to the open mind and visual percept of one man. M. Raymond Jaussi, who was, in the late '60s, the director of the Montreux Tourist Board. |
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| In other words, officers should approach the case with an open mind and be free to come to a decision in light of all the facts known and the submissions made. |
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| On this aspect as on others, the designer must keep an open mind. |
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| We look at the challenge of fatherlessness with an open mind, yet also a firm conviction that results are firmly within our grasp. |
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| This is also a challenge: keep listening with an open mind. |
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| I have a completely open mind as to the form of that review. |
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| However, I have an open mind, and I would be happy to be persuaded. |
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| The Commission is full of ideas and has an open mind. |
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| The supervisor who listens with an open mind, giving thought to the significance of what is said, is a bigger person than the supervisor who rebuffs workers. |
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| We must bet that they will become open mind adults, knowing and being able to cohabitate in a multicultural society and beneficing of its advantages. |
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| Adopt good habits and new attitudes: breathe deeply, eat well and exercise, don't sweat the small stuff, keep an open mind, give unto others, be proud of your accomplishments, make every day count. |
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| Participants state emphatically that good faith is a hallmark of the duty to consult and accommodate, including that the Crown listen with an open mind. |
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| The skills peculiar to getting a story and writing it professionally and attractively are: an open mind linked with unquenchable curiosity, an invincible scepticism, and a disposition not to be easily brushed off. |
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| I have tried to keep an open mind, and it is not the ordinary things of life that could close it, but the strange things, the extraordinary things, the things that make one doubt if they be mad or sane. |
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| This trip requires from voyagers an open mind, curiosity, dynamism and the capacity of adaptation to conditions, use and customs of the visited countries. |
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| This is the kind of information we garner when we actually listen to witnesses with an open mind, as opposed to badgering them with ideological rhetoric, as has been the case with the NDP when witnesses appear. |
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| For those Member States that have doubts, we hope that they will engage with an open mind so that we can all work together to address their concerns. |
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| I'm not convinced that there's extraterrestrial life out there, but I'm keeping an open mind. |
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| Keep a completely open mind, washed of all past ideas and clean of every concept you have made. |
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| Keep an open mind and be creative when discussing specific fields or jobs. |
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| I have an open mind to anything and some of the ideas have involved sabbatical years. |
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| Always keep an open mind to learn new methods and forms of training. |
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| Sawatsky also believed in maintaining a militant neutrality in his approach, always keeping an open mind and allowing for disconfirmatory evidence to be heard. |
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