M.I.A. Quotes

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.

We [people] need to stop lumping folks together and start living together. Otherwise, we're going to kill each other off because you don't believe what I believe. That's crazy.

I have never altered my feelings towards individuals, as men or as women, whether they believe as I do or not. Can you live as neighbors with me? I can with you; and it is no particular concern of mine whether you believe with me or not.

I want a better world, I want love and harmony amongst people no matter what color you are, what race or what background you come from or sexual orientation.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

We must create a climate where people agree that human beings are more alike than unalike. The only way to do that is through education.

It is not a merit to tolerate, but rather a crime to be intolerant.

Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.

For pragmatic reasons, for lessening of violence and for allowing people to live better lives, I think that the march forward for GLBTQ+ rights is a worthwhile one. But for me, hopefully the frontier is alliance-making across all the social issues, whereby people can get over whatever prejudices they're holding in order to keep their eyes on making livable lives for people in all states of vulnerability, no matter what their gender, sexuality, race, class, origin, whatever.

In some perfect world where human nature is less messy and history less fraught, any and all people who had ever suffered discrimination would find common cause, gathering together under one big anti-bigotry banner.

It's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance.

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance

Even from when I was in grade school or church or wherever, I was always like: we're one, and we should respect each other and grow as one. And respect each other's diversity, of course.

Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.

We are all one. Ours is not a better way, ours is merely another way.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

You can be for someone without being against someone else.

We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

I'm trying to create the world around myself to be a place of as much equality and openheartedness as possible.

The more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally.

This world belongs to all of us, and all sexes should be able to live in respect and harmony.

Being a parent to my daughters, son to my parents, and friends to many people, I would wish for a society that's fair to everyone, that's free of prejudice and as non-divisive as possible.

If tolerance is the best we can do in this moment, then by all means let's be tolerant. But by stopping there, by merely tolerating each other, we miss so much.

Let's not fantasize about having a world of only trans people or only of LGBTQ people. Let's fantasize about a world in which we all can co-exist and where there is just talent that recognizes talent.