John Lancaster Spalding Quotes

It takes all sorts (to make a world

You know, you don't please everybody.

Realize that you can't make everyone happy.

You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.

I realize you can't please everyone.

Our national well-being is in inverse proportion to the sharpness and extent of our theoretical differences.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.

I won't please everybody every minute of the day.

Differences of opinion are healthy and they're a part of what makes our democracy great. We grow by understanding each other's differences.

Everybody has their own opinions and you cannot please everybody. I'm never going to try to do that - to please everybody - because there is always somebody who will say they don't like it.

Just another proof, of course, of what I often say - it takes all sorts to make a world.

Do not forget that others won’t see the problems the way you look at or vice versa.

In order to have a large number of values in common, all members of the group must have an equitable opportunity to receive and to take from others. Members must be able to accept each other’s ideas and must be able to compromise. There must be a large variety of shared undertakings and experiences. Otherwise, the influences … educate some into masters, educate others into slaves.

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing can ever be made.

Good people can disagree.

You don't fall in love with someone because they're perfect and meet your requirements - you fall for the things that are different about them or even problematic.

We all have our opinions; that's only human.

It's incredibly difficult to make sure that everybody's happy.

Not everything can be perfect.

Meeting at our fault lines is much more interesting to me than meeting at shared values. I'm not trying to sell you something. If anything, I'm trying to show you where we are. There is nothing to hide.

I know I have a lot of fans, and it's a big mistake try to please everybody.

It's hard to please everyone, and I learnt quite early that that's never going to happen.

Those who know my stance on Israeli democracy also know that there is nothing more foreign to me than the rejection of a position different to my own.