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Open Quotes

"I am open to everything."

"I am open to everything."

Luciano Pavarotti, Italian Musician

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"I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out."

"I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

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"If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open."

"If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open."

Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian Entertainer

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"Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?"

"Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?"

George Chakiris, American Dancer

Open, Restaurants

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"Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you."

"Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you."

Jules Renard, French Dramatist

Open, Pretty, Will, Woman

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"A lot of young directors, they're not confident; they're not open to the emotional level of the scene."

"A lot of young directors, they're not confident; they're not open to the emotional level of the scene."

Terence Stamp, British Actor

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"I open to anything... just about anything."

"I open to anything... just about anything."

Luke Perry, American Actor

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"Back then the cars had a trap door that we could pull open with a chain to check our tire wear."

"Back then the cars had a trap door that we could pull open with a chain to check our tire wear."

Tim Flock, American Celebrity

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"There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed."

"There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed."

Alan Hovhaness, American Composer

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"You know, I'm pretty much an open book."

"You know, I'm pretty much an open book."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

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"A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally."

"A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally."

George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist

Open, Today, Water

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"He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."

"He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

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"If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill."

"If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

Open, Sleep, Television

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"If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market."

"If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market."

Dick Gregory, American Comedian

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"The thing I loved about Alfred Hitchcock is that he left a lot of open ends there, a lot of clues that didn't really add up the way you think they would, and sometimes, not at all."

"The thing I loved about Alfred Hitchcock is that he left a lot of open ends there, a lot of clues that didn't really add up the way you think they would, and sometimes, not at all."

Kim Novak, American Actress

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"Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent."

"Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent."

Sheryl Crow, American Musician

Open, Song, Theory

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"I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door."

"I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door."

Harrison Birtwistle, British Composer

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"I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.'"

"I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.'"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

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"If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant."

"If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Open, Press, Right

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"By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out."

"By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

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"When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer."

"When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

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