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Quotes About Tolerance

I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.
~ W. Somerset Maugham
Globalisation is happening so fast it's confusing for people, and tolerance is threatened.
~ Bill Pullman
Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
~ Salman Rushdie
Tolerance, diversity, and inclusion are not political opinions. They are non-negotiable human rights - hard fought and secured in America.
~ Andy Dunn
Acceptance is the only thing you should teach. Be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Dalit, you must inculcate acceptance, not tolerance.
~ Kamal Haasan
We - what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.
~ Manmohan Singh
Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.
~ Robert Casey
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
~ Dalai Lama
Globalisation has obliterated distance, not just physically but also, most dangerously, mentally. It creates the illusion of intimacy when, in fact, the mental distances have changed little. It has concertinaed the world without engendering the necessary respect, recognition and tolerance that must accompany it.
~ Martin Jacques
Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.
~ Kim Campbell
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
~ Ralph W. Sockman
Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.
~ Rita Moreno
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.
~ Scott Hamilton
I have a high tolerance for discomfort.
~ Andrea Corr
If you've ever found yourself pushed to the limits of your tolerance... you find yourself doing some things that, from the outside, can be seen as quite insane.
~ Brandon Lee
Where the Mind is biggest, the Heart, the Senses, Magnanimity, Charity, Tolerance, Kindliness, and the rest of them scarcely have room to breathe.
~ Virginia Woolf
Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.
~ Jacques Barzun
If a patient became sugar-free and blood sugar normal on a basal requirement diet, the caloric intake was gradually increased until sugar appeared in the urine. The tolerance was thus ascertained.
~ Frederick Banting
We are a country based on democracy, tolerance, and openness to the world.
~ Angela Merkel
I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden.
~ Shashi Tharoor
According to the people who dearly would love to throw him out of office, Barack Obama was elected to be 'above politics.' He wasn't elected to be president, after all. He was elected as an avatar of American tolerance. His attempts to get himself reelected imply a certain, well, ingratitude.
~ Charlie Pierce
Tolerance has to be shown by those who come to this country for a new way of life. If you are not prepared to become Australian and give this country your undivided loyalty, obey our laws, respect our culture and way of life, then I suggest you go back where you came from.
~ Pauline Hanson
My pranks have never been about getting a negative reaction. They've always been a tolerance test for the person I'm engaging with.
~ Kayvan Novak