Edmund Burke 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.

I want people to be more accepting.

I am committed to examining my feelings and will recognize, appreciate and respect the differences among people in our society.

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

It's no longer good enough for us to tell kids who are different that it's gonna get better. We have to make it better now.

Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't do in good conscience is leave the table. Or demand that someone else not be at the table.

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

We should be tolerant, fair, open, and we should understand the rights that all people have in our society.

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.

I am tolerant. I want to understand other points of view.

I think that the message of inclusion is something a lot of people believe in and want to see succeed.

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

No matter if someone has personal feelings about my sexuality or how they view me, it's all of our job to continue to show up in spaces where we can say, 'You know what? I can figure out how to try to work with you.'

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion. Why make life miserable for someone when you can use your energy for good? We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

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

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

I think what's important is to give space to the range of human experience.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.