Graham Elliot Quotes

It is increasingly important to be open-minded.

I like to think that I'm nonjudgmental, that I can listen and be engaged by almost anything.

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

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

I can't approach a character with judgment.

At some point, you have to be willing to accept other people's opinions. I think that's helpful.

We, as a society, need to be open-minded.

I am tolerant. I want to understand other points of view.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

We must take our friends as they are.

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If you allow yourself to be somewhat curious - and if you get into the habit of doing that - it's the first step to being open minded and realizing that your points of view aren't totally opposite.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

The truth is I try to take people as I find them.

The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get.

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.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.

I can appreciate anybody's passion for anything.

I want people to understand that there is a group of Christians out there who want to be more open and understanding and tolerant and loving of all kinds of people, even the people that don't believe in God at all.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

You can be for someone without being against someone else.

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

I think the way to keep a friendship is to respect that everybody is different.