„My position is that America is great precisely because it is an open society, and an open society recognizes that nobody is the ultimate arbiter — and that we may be wrong at times, even if we are powerful. We must be open to criticism and respect divergent and different views and interests.“

— George Soros

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„And we did so based on the belief that while these transitions will be hard and take time, societies based upon democracy and openness and the dignity of the individual will ultimately be more stable, more prosperous, and more peaceful.“
— Barack Obama
„I'm open to everything. When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over.“
— Karl Lagerfeld
„Sitting with her on Sunday evening — a wet Sunday evening — the very time of all others when if a friend is at hand the heart must be opened, and every thing told…“
— Jane Austen
„Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time.“
— Terry Pratchett