Glen Duncan Quotes

Each human being, however small or weak, has something to bring to humanity. As we start to really get to know others, as we begin to listen to each other's stories, things begin to change. We begin the movement from exclusion to inclusion, from fear to trust, from closedness to openness, from judgment and prejudice to forgiveness and understanding. It is a movement of the heart.

And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

I've always loved who I loved, and it never mattered to me where they were from. That's how it should be: wherever your heart tells you to go, you go.

Love is something in the heart and in the mind, so why would you chastise anyone for that? And this is something that I feel very strongly about.

I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.

My best friends - the people I trust the most - are Catholic, Jewish, African-American, gay, tall, short, blonde... you name it. I love people for their hearts, not their appearance or lifestyle.

Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand.

I love all men and women. I am a lover of humanity, not a hater. … I have been immoral, drunk, high. I ran with the wicked people for 28 years and I have run with the Jesus people since and the contrast is astounding.

Teach children tolerance. No one need surrender his or her own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.

When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, "Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison." And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, "Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.

Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart.

Diversity is not an abnormality but the very reality of our planet. The human world manifests the same reality and will not seek our permission to celebrate itself in the magnificence of its endless varieties. Civility is a sensible attribute in this kind of world we have; narrowness of heart and mind is not.

The hardest thing to attain... is the appreciation of difference without insisting on superiority.

Both of them were very good and kind - the one who went to church and the one who didn't. And no doubt from them I learned to like both Christians and sinners equally well.

I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.

Acceptance is the truest kinship with humanity.

The final battle against intolerance is to be fought - not in the chambers of any legislature - but in the hearts of men.

If you have a beating heart, that's good enough.

If I could have one wish, it would be for people to look at one another with open hearts and minds. Most of all, to look at each other with compassion. No matter who they are.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity.

I don't think I'd ever reject anyone.

I have no race prejudices, and I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being-that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.

Mine is not a religion of the prison-house. It has room for the least among God's creation.

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

If I judged anybody I wouldn't have any friends.