Tina Weymouth Quotes

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

Honestly, I just have to do what's right for me, and what I would tell people is what I believe, which is that tolerance is very important.

I'm very accepting of how people live their lives.

If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go and do some soul-searching.

I'm not against anybody. I'm really not. I'm not a hater. I'm not homophobic. I honestly don't care what people do personally in their individual lives.

Just be who you are and respect everyone you meet.

Being from the countryside gave me a spine, and it's why I'm so accepting - I don't judge people for how they look or how they talk... I just accept everyone.

I hope we can all learn to embrace who we are & not judge people who aren't exactly the same as us.

I wish people would look at me and think, 'Well, someone like that exists!' Accept the difference.

People need to learn to take everyone as they are.

Basically, we are all different and we all have something to learn and it doesn't mean people need to change who you are but one should be open to new things and, above all, tolerance and understanding are essential for growth and happiness.

A funny thing about tolerant people? They're really only tolerant when you agree with them.

I think I don't invest so much time in thinking about people's sexuality. I just take people as individuals.

Hetero - normative behavior and herd mentality is dangerous. It's okay to be different. It's okay to stand out for whatever reason. Some people are just born that way and instead of trying to tear them down, learn something new. Be curious and open because maybe that's a pathway out for you, too.

I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to understand that the next person's journey may not be your own, but it doesn't mean that you have to marginalize them in any way.

I've learned a lot just being around people who grew up so differently from me, which is cool. It teaches you how to be a lot more tolerant. The bigger your world is, the more tolerant and accepting you become, because you have friends from all walks of life. You learn to be a little bit less selfish.

I learned early in life not to judge others. We outcasts are very happy and content to leave that job to our social superiors.

At the end of the day, people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.

Gene Roddenberry's thing always was, we should not pass judgment on anything that anyone else believes in or what they do in their lives.

You have to respect everybody's desires and way of living.

I find that one must accept the people in such a way as they are.

It is increasingly important to be open-minded.

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.

I have simply said that there's just a side of me that could not judge anybody singing. It's not who I am. I don't want to be that person.

What's important to me is people just being people.