Quotes About Tolerance

I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends.

I don't think I'm a gay icon. I have no axe to grind. I mean, I'm clearly not homophobic! I'm not pro or con.

I am pro-expression. I am pro - you know, as long as you don't hurt anyone.

I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.

If you're offended, it's your problem.

I don't have a problem with anybody or with any institution.

I think the biggest problem of the 21st century is how to deal with minorities.

I never want any problems with anybody in this world.

People with problems are not problem people.

I have no problems with gay men or gay women.

No guns but only brotherhood can resolve the problems.

I ain't really got problems with people.

I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody.

How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?

I just want to open people's eyes to different things.

Everybody handles protesters differently.

Just because someone or something thinks differently than you do, it doesn't mean that it's not thinking.

We want people to know they shouldn't feel like social pariahs just because they want to dress differently or listen to rock n' roll.

Mama showed me that I didn't have to change just because someone else saw things differently. She showed me that having differences is normal and that I didn't have to be afraid of the differences in all of us.

I do think that Americans do not understand that things are done differently in other parts of the world and that the other ways people do things are equally accurate ways to do things. Someone else just came up with something different.

Would Jesus be bashing people for thinking differently than you even if you think it's wrong? Nope. He would be loving on everyone.

If you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you have differences, you can find common ground on a way forward.

Every WP member can bring in a member of any race and religion. I think it's probably healthy we do it that way rather than play up the racial dimension too much.

I don't think being a Muslim or being a non-Muslim has been an advantage or disadvantage.