Tolerance Quotes

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Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a… — King Hussein I
Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie. — Jay Inslee
I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of… — Thomas Jefferson
Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.' — Penn Jillette
My tolerance for crazy people is, I think, high a tolerance as you're ever going to find. I love being around David Allen Coe. I… — Penn Jillette
Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization. — Arthur Keith
The highest result of education is tolerance. — Helen Keller
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. — Helen Keller
I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance. — Jack Kemp
Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the… — Jackie Kennedy
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. — John F. Kennedy
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. — Robert Kennedy
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
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things. — Bobby Knight
The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on… — Milan Kundera
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. — Dalai Lama
Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical. — Hedy Lamarr
Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons. — Jessica Lange
No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance. — Giacomo Leopardi

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