Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.

People need to learn to take everyone as they are.

I don't want people to judge books by their cover, I want people to be open minded to the rest of the world.

Why can't I be friends with somebody who's gay? Why not? You can miss out on a lot by being so small-minded and stereotypical about people. It's stupid.

I am a Muslim. I am a practising Muslim. I don't - i accept proper relationship with a man and woman and the family life. It is not our business to knock at every door and checking people's orientation and casting aspersions or having prejudice against people.

Accepting others' life choices is something most people only learn with age.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity.

I have never altered my feelings towards individuals, as men or as women, whether they believe as I do or not. Can you live as neighbors with me? I can with you; and it is no particular concern of mine whether you believe with me or not.

Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.

It is increasingly important to be open-minded.

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

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

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.

Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.

Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.

If err we must, let us err on the side of tolerance.

If tolerance is the best we can do in this moment, then by all means let's be tolerant. But by stopping there, by merely tolerating each other, we miss so much.

We have a non-traditional family, and if it makes people uncomfortable, it's a shame that they are not more open.