Quotes About Tolerance

Patterned, repetitive stimuli lead to tolerance, while chaotic, infrequent signals produce sensitization.

Empathy is the ability to put yourself in somebody else's shoes—both in an emotional sense, to feel a bit of what they may feel, but also in a cognitive sense, to see the situation from their perspective. If you approach an interaction from an empathic stance, you're much less likely to have a negative perspective on whatever is going on. And hopefully that will allow you to get to know the person better—even if it's someone you already know.

Mature human interactions involve efforts to understand people who are different from you.

When children understand why someone behaves oddly, they give him or her more slack, generally.

Create a safe zone. Every parent quickly learns that every child—and every adult—handles conflict differently. Some push back when criticized, some turn inward, some break down in tears.

The Bible is clear about hate: Hate is wrong.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

Anywhere there is variety there is the risk of change. Change that can't be tolerated.

Religion isn't the problem; ignorance and hatred are.

I am very much in favor of fairy tales. Anxiety-provoking things happen, serious things happen, still there is a happy ending. But you don't have to use fairy tales. Let's have a serious story about the Puritans, one that goes beyond turkeys and Thanksgiving. Why not talk about the fact that the Puritans were so rigid the Dutch couldn't stand them and kicked them out? Speak about how undesirable rigity can be and the need for tolerance.

The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.

Progress and healing involves seeing every person as not so different from ourselves.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.

Kindness is the supreme intelligence.

Afford every soul you encounter the wide and free passage they need to give birth to the dear expressions they feel are important.

Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener.

No belief or idea is sacred, unless it treats all people as sacred.

Racism does not diminish with brains, it's a disease, a sickness, it may incubate in ignorance but it doesn't necessarily disappear with the gaining of wisdom!

A man's inhumanity to man is only surpassed by his ignorance of his fellow man.

The greatest prayer is patience

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.