Arundhati Roy Quotes

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.

I enjoy mixed audiences, not one particular group. Short, tall, scientists, Jews, gentiles, whatever, as long as they breathe and like to laugh.

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

My family had liberal positions.

There should be a place and the space for all pop.

We must see the pluralism of the world, and not bind it by seeking common denominators.

If I get elected, my government will promote a culture of acceptance and non-violence in the country.

I am a social liberal.

There are so many people, organisations, parities, religions. Whatever you try, someone or the other will be offended.

I absolutely do not divide people into any religions, creeds, political views.

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance

My 'Idea of India' calls not just for tolerance, but a celebration of all points of view. Where the sensibilities of every individual are respected

The beauty of the Democratic Party is in the mix.

Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world.

I'm fairly conservative on social issues, but not extremely conservative and not reactionary.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it.

What I loved the most about Oakland was that all of my neighbors came in as many colors, ideas, and religions as there are people on the planet. How lucky I was to know so many people that were so different and yet so much alike!

If you study both 'Gilligan' and 'Brady,' you will see they are based on a similar philosophy: that it's possible for different kinds of people to learn to live together, either in a family or stuck on an island with no escape.

Liberal Christianity, of course, has enemies, but they are everyone's enemies - sexism, racism, homophobia. But liberal versions of Christianity, which can be both theologically and politically conservative, assume that what it means to be Christian qua Christian is to have no enemies peculiar to being Christian.

What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.

Society is unity in diversity.

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

The new spirituality will step away from dogma, will step away from 'We're right and you're wrong.'