Lewis B. Smedes Quotes

As a community, we create a lot of space for fighting and pushing back, but not enough for connecting and healing.

My own feeling is we need more compassion, we need more empathy, we need more togetherness, in terms of working together.

As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.

It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement.

We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility.

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together.

The biggest stories are written about the things which draw human beings closer together.

Let us make a pledge now to help Fiji through this very important next stage of its journey. We can do this by promising to be patient, calm and tolerant and by respecting the views of others, even if we disagree with them.

That differences of race, color, and creed are natural, and that diverse groups, institutions, and ideas are stimulating factors in the development of man; That to promote harmony in diversity is a responsible task of religion and statesmanship; That since no individual can express the whole truth, it is essential to treat with understanding and good will those whose views differ from our own; That by the testimony of history intolerance is the door to violence, brutality and dictatorship; and That the realization of human interdependence and solidarity is the best guard of civilization.

I love being the mayor of a city that is not defined by the hate filled act of a killer, but is defined by the way we respond: The Love and Compassion and Unity.

The more we can be in a relationship with those who might seem strange to us, the more we can feel like we're neighbors and all members of the human family.

We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it.

Look at every Zion society from ancient times to present, and you find at its center love for others.

Let's just focus on unity and love.

When people have compassion, friendship, and unity, they speak and think in a constructive way to ensure national independence and prosperity.

I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.

My whole life and my whole career, even through my music, I tell people: let's unify; let's show more love.

It is important to remember that if we treat people who could be allies as enemies, we can only alienate them from our cause.

I hope that I can find the common thread that connects us all and say: We can build a better Canada together.

I'm all about peace. I'm all about unity. I'm all about love.

Whatever impatience we may feel towards our neighbor, and whatever indignation our race may rouse in us, we are chained one to another, and, companions in labour and misfortune, have everything to lose by mutual recrimination and reproach. Let us be silent as to each other's weakness, helpful, tolerant, many, tender towards each other! Or, if we cannot feel tenderness, may we at least feel pity!

People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along?

I personally do not believe in politics, hatred, or anger in my musical composition.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.