Tolerance Quotes

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Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we… — Octavia Butler
True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. It's knowing what should be tolerated, and refusing to tolerate that which shouldn't. — Charles Colson
The need of the moment is not one religion, but mutual respect and tolerance of the devotees of the different religions. — Mahatma Gandhi
I was high on life but eventually I built up a tolerance. — Arj Barker
When I buy a Nikon camera, I have no tolerance for the instructions. I'm ready to make some mistakes using it and get some bad… — Sean Penn
And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply. — Brent Spiner
Both tolerance and respect are empty virtues until we actually understand whatever it is we are supposed to be tolerating or respecting. — Stephen Prothero
I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our principles, and… — George W. Bush
It is very important to understand that pluralism is part of our system. We don't all think the same thing and part of our strength… — James Dobson
Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The great decisions of government cannot be dictated by the concerns of religious factions.... We have succeeded for 205 years in keeping the affairs of… — Barry Goldwater
Tolerance can be exercised only by those who have well-grounded convictions (although it will not always be exercised even by them). For such people tolerance… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
If being tolerant of differing opinions, if believing that America has to make it as a pluralistic nation, if being civil, if that makes you… — Bill Moyers
The lawyers' contribution to the civilizing of humanity is evidenced in the capacity of lawyers to argue furiously in the courtroom, then sit down as… — John Silber
Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world. — Aga Khan IV
We need to return to the cosmopolitanism of Alexandria of yore, and marry that with the tolerance and democracy of Europe today — Ismail Serageldin
Iran is an ancient land, home to a proud culture with a rich heritage of learning and progress. The future of Iran will be decided… — George W. Bush
As state and local laws mutate and change in favor of greater tolerance, perhaps cannabis will find it's proper place in the home medicine chest. — Chris Kilham
The tree can teach you forbearance and tolerance. It offers shade to all, irrespective of age, sex or religion, nationality or status. It helps with… — Sathya Sai Baba
We should not permit tolerance to degenerate into indifference. — Margaret Chase Smith

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