Quotes about Tolerance
... happily the Government of the United States... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.
— George Washington
It is nonsense for the Government to allow any loopholes for religious homophobia. Bigotry is bigotry whether it's dressed up in the language of faith or not.
— Giles Fraser
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
The happiness of one does not mean the unhappiness of the others.
— Paulo Coelho
Unconditional acceptance of others is the key to happy relationships.
— Brian Tracy
To hear complaints is wearisome alike to the wretched and the happy.
— Samuel Johnson
Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The more one reads poetry, the less tolerant one becomes of any sort of verbosity, be that in political or philosophical discourse, be that in history, social studies or the art of fiction.
— Joseph Brodsky
I hope I stand for antibigotry, anti-Semitism, antiracism. This is what drives me.
— George H. W. Bush
When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
— Desmond Tutu
We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself.
— Barack Obama