Quotes tagged ‘Tolerance’

“I have no tolerance for the unexplainable.”

— Richard Price, Stephen King, Ralph Anderson, Ben Mendelsohn, imdb.com

“I want you all to take a look around and find someone you don’t know. Maybe somebody doesn’t look kinda like you, maybe somebody might be of a different religion than you, maybe they come from a different country. My question now to you is are you willing to fight for that person who you don’t even…”

— Bernie Sanders, theintercept.com

“You come to this country, take advantage of the system and think because we are tolerant that we are weak and helpless. Your arrogance offends me. And for that the rate just went up 10%.”

— Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen, Bryan, Liam Neeson, imdb.com

“Dear Mom, I just thought I'd write and tell you this. A mother-in-law is the most criticized, the most misunderstood and the most defenseless of all women. The average woman must be clever enough to know when to speak, but a mother-in-law must know when to keep silent. She must be very wise; wise en…”

— Marvin Marx, Walter Stone, Ralph Kramden, Jackie Gleason, imdb.com

“Human beings are such knotted, desperate pieces of work- it’s a rare thing to know one completely, to the core, and still love them.”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

“Today, the entire world is looking to America for enlightened leadership to peace and progress. Such a leadership requires vision, courage and tolerance. It can be provided only by a united nation deeply devoted to the highest ideals.”

— Harry S Truman, trumanlibrary.org

“I cannot consent to take the position that the door of hope—the door of opportunity—is to be shut upon any man, no matter how worthy, purely upon the grounds of race or color. Such an attitude would, according to my convictions, be fundamentally wrong.”

— Theodore Roosevelt, theodorerooseveltcenter.org

“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in if it is not a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.”

— Theodore Roosevelt, theodorerooseveltcenter.org

“It is a good thing that the guard around the tomb of Lincoln should be composed of colored soldiers. It was my own good fortune at Santiago to serve beside colored troops. A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterward. More than that no…”

— Theodore Roosevelt, theodorerooseveltcenter.org

“Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.”

— Desmond Tutu, amazon.com

“In Europe the big word is tolerance. Homosexuals are riding high in the media...and in Scotland, you can't believe how strong the homosexuals are.”

— Pat Robertson, theguardian.com

“I have a zero tolerance for sanctimonious morons who try to scare people.”

— Pat Robertson, washingtonpost.com

“I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.”

— Coretta Scott King, en.wikiquote.org

“She was too exhausted and weak from fright to tolerate weakness in anyone else.”

— Margaret Mitchell, amazon.com

“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”

— Thomas Mann, amazon.com

“Include everyone, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. We are all human beings and we are part of society.”

— Lea T, refinery29.uk

“The highest result of education is tolerance.”

— Helen Keller, amazon.com

“Buddhism teaches us to be tolerant and accepting, but tolerance does NOT mean accepting what is harmful.”

— Timber Hawkeye, amazon.com

“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”

— Brené Brown, goodreads.com