Jeremiah Wright Quotes

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.

There isn't any reason to dislike people with whom you disagree. I have lots of friends who don't agree with me.

If we don't learn to live with one another we will not live. We will either love each other as neighbors or we won't be. I believe that it is an insult to me as a Christian to say that I cannot love as neighbor somebody who thinks differently than I do.

We can't always agree on everything.

Different people have different opinions, and it's okay to respect all of them.

Yes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable.

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

It is natural to have differences and still remain friends.

All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the last hundred years that it is the acceptance of differences, not the search for similarities which enables people to relate to each other in their personal or family lives.

I have differences with every single human being I know, but that difference shouldn’t define our relationship.

Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.

You treat everyone with respect even though you don’t know them and even though you do not agree with them.

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.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

Reasonable people can have differences.

We also need the world, even though many times we don't agree with it.

Although all of us may not agree with that particular lifestyle for religious reasons, whatever the reason is, you still treat each other with respect.

Not everybody's gonna get your vision.

There can be people who feel one way about gay rights, another way about gay rights. There can be people who have different views on abortion. But we respect each other. I think we learn from each other. And we understand that ultimately we have the same values.

The concept of peaceful coexistence has been criticized by many who do not see the need to make the world safe for diversity. I wonder if they have ever paused to ask themselves the question: What is the alternative to coexistence?

Tolerance is a good cornerstone on which to build human relationships.

It is very important to understand that pluralism is part of our system. We don't all think the same thing and part of our strength is that we come from different perspectives. We have to respect one another even when we disagree with each other. There has to be a spirit of tolerance for the views of others, while also being deeply committed to the positions we hold. If we do that, I think we can coexist and learn to love each other better.

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.