Tolerant Quotes

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 be patient, calm and tolerant and by respecting the views of others, even if we disagree with them.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

We need a President who is not afraid of complexity, who believes in an open and tolerant society, and who knows that the world can be made new again - and that President is Al Gore.

I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.

If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.

There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was a more tolerant place in those days, and Communists were not treated as pariahs. That ended with the McCarthy era.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Friends in the Midwest often ask me what it's like to raise a family in Los Angeles. I say it's just like where they are, but warmer and with more traffic. I also tell them people here seem a bit more tolerant of those who are different.

In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world.

If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.

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 Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal.

I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate.

It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own.

The best religion is the most tolerant.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

All nations are more tolerant of their own mistakes and weaknesses than of the mistakes and weaknesses of others.

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 on New England shores.

And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.

Our country is the most generous, open, tolerant, and democratic in the world.

Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre.

I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.

On the other hand, I'm very tolerant as well. I expect that everybody can play what they want. I'm only not tolerant when it comes to myself and what is presented on my album that I have to listen to for the rest of my life.

The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view.

If our country is to reach a workable solution to the abortion issue, the Democratic party must be open to and tolerant of opposing views.

In fact, people have been very complimentary about my act and very tolerant of my singing ability.

Kinsey's quest was really for us all to be tolerant and accepting of each other.

The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.