Tolerant Quotes

253 Tolerant quotes by 226 unique authors

All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it. — Roger Ebert
The way to real growth is not to become more powerful or more famous, but to become more human and more tolerant. — Helen Steiner Rice
The result of becoming tolerant towards sin is that we become intolerant towards God and His Word. — R.J. Rushdoony
I would like to become tolerant without overlooking anything, persecute no one even when all people persecute me; become better without noticing it; become sadder,… — Elias Canetti
There is not a Musselman[Muslim] alive who would not imagine that he was performing an action pleasing to God and his Holy Prophet by exterminating… — Denis Diderot
Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent... The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative… — John Diefenbaker
And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups. — Wendell Willkie
Indeed, intolerance is essential only to monotheism; an only God is by nature a jealous God who will not allow another to live. On the… — Arthur Schopenhauer
So much blood has been shed by the Church because of an omission from the Gospel: "Ye shall be indifferent as to what your neighbor's… — Mark Twain
Under our institutions the only way to perfect the Government is to perfect the individual citizen. It is necessary to reach the mind and soul… — Calvin Coolidge
It is the evil that lies in ourselves that is ever least tolerant of the evil that dwells within others. — Maurice Maeterlinck
...if we are open and we prepare for promoting dialogue and love, and a better understanding of each other, and tolerance and so forth, that's… — Russell Simmons
I do like classical music, and soft rock, and jazz, which I never listened to when I was 15. Now I like it. The older… — Dmitry Medvedev
In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the views of other… — Reza Aslan
I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance… — Queen Rania of Jordan
Traditionally, baseball punishes preening. In a society increasingly tolerant of exhibitionism, it is splendid when a hitter is knocked down because in his last at… — George Will
As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to your sense of… — Jools Holland
There are many nice, peaceful Muslims, but the Netherlands is far too tolerant regarding the statements of the radical wing of Islam. — Els Borst
The United States government approaches patient choice in medication as Singapore does free speech: its pronouncements sound reasonable and tolerant until you threaten its prerogatives. — Virginia Postrel
There are certain characteristics that define a good chimp mother. She is patient, she is protective but she is not over-protective - that is really… — Jane Goodall
Mainstream American society finds it easiest to be tolerant when the outsider chooses to minimize the differences that separate him from the majority. The country… — Malcolm Gladwell
We must look to an open, tolerant, inclusive England, which embraces the values of a Britain that still leads the world in terms of an… — David Blunkett
Let us make a pledge now to help Fiji through this very important next stage of its journey. We can do this by promising to… — Josefa Iloilo
It did not come naturally; in fact, it would be difficult to conceive of any more dogmatic and less tolerant people than the first settlers… — Paul Harris
I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with… — John Burns

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