Mya Quotes

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.

We have a lot to learn from everyone.

It is only when the partisan shouting stops that we can hear each other's voices and concerns.

Instead of imposing your will on every situation...focus on including everyone else, and just that little adjustment of attitude gives you the space to understand where and who you are.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

Unless you are willing to compromise, society cannot live together.

If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we need to come together as a musical community and try to understand each other's problems.

It would never occur to me to judge anyone.

Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.

You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do.

Understanding is a two-way street.

We can learn from everybody.

One of the lines from my books is about having respect for different minds, and if I had to have an epitaph at this point in my life, that would be it.

I have a good relationship with the world. But I don't know what the trick is to maintaining it.

Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that make us more attractive to others. The more sincerely we acknowledge our need for their different insights and perspectives, the more they will be magnetized to join us.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

Happy the generation where the great listen to the small, for it follows that in such a generation the small will listen to the great.

Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.

In order to have a large number of values in common, all members of the group must have an equitable opportunity to receive and to take from others. Members must be able to accept each other’s ideas and must be able to compromise. There must be a large variety of shared undertakings and experiences. Otherwise, the influences … educate some into masters, educate others into slaves.

If you want help from partners, that means listening to them every once in a while.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.

I'm not asking you to be tolerant of each other. Tolerance is for cowards. Understand each other.

I have tried to treat people on the other side civilly and look for common ground.