Paulo Freire Quotes

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.

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

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.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

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.

When you have reached your own room, be kind to those Who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall.

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.

The best religion is the most 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.

We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

Yes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable.

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

It is my goal to love everyone. I hate no one. Regardless of their race, religion, their proclivities, the desire of their heart and how they want to live their life and the decisions that they make. I can even respect people's decisions and lifestyle choices just as I hope they have the courtesy to respect my decisions and my choices.

I have differences with every single human being I know, but that difference shouldn’t define our relationship.

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.

Tolerance is common sense in a pluralistic society.

You treat everyone with respect even though you don’t know them and even though you do not agree with them.

We need not think alike to love alike.

Try and understand--there are views other than yours.

We have to accept the world has become this place where we have to interact with people who are very different from us.

There shouldn't be any kind of judgment towards somebody who has a belief system that is not yours.

Accept others for their differences, what makes them different. That's what makes the world the world.