John David Washington Quotes

Hate won't solve anything.

We live in an age, in an era where there is so much negativity, there is so much violence in the world, there is so much unrest and people are at war, that I wanted to promote the word love and red signifies love.

Intemperance and intolerance serve no one, and hatred guarantees failure.

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

We don't need no more danger, we don't need no more difficulties, we don't need no more misunderstanding, and we don't need no more violence. We need the people to see each other and know of each other, feel each other, touch each other, share with each other, and change hearts with each other.

If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.

Sometimes you see how humanity can rise above any kind of cultural ills and hate that a person's capacity to love and communicate and forgive can be bigger than anything else.

What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

It is hate that binds people together. Love is personal.

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

We have seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. At times, it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. Argument turns too easily into animosity. Disagreement escalates into dehumanization. Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions.

Hate is a powerful energy. If you want to do anything, resist hate. Resist it.

There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.

I want people to realize that we can teach hate, but we also can teach love.

When I was growing up, there was hate. I looked around and saw that it was so wrong. I got to go round the world with my rock band, and you can bring harmony.

The politics of hope is harder to spread than the politics of hate.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

War, hate, jealousy, racism - what are they but manifestations of fear?

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

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

A prayer that must have a cannon behind it better never be uttered. Forgiveness ought not to go in partnership with shot and shell. Love need not carry knives and revolvers.

There's nothing I love more in life than turning around a bigot.

I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background, and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them, and I do.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.