Alicia Keys Quotes

Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.

What I loved the most about Oakland was that all of my neighbors came in as many colors, ideas, and religions as there are people on the planet. How lucky I was to know so many people that were so different and yet so much alike!

Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone.

The best religion is the most tolerant.

It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful.

You can be for someone without being against someone else.

I want a world where everything is welcome, everything is valid, everything is acknowledged, embraced, and accepted. To me, that's a perfect world.

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.

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.

I'm pretty open to all walks of life.

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.

We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

It is like a wide embrace, gathering together all those who have searched for words of hope. It accepts all great Prophets gone before, ’ it destroys no other creeds and leaves all doors open...

'Star Trek' is about acceptance, and the strength of the Starship Enterprise is that it embraces diversity in all its forms.

Tolerance actually does exist on Broadway.

I am proud that London is a city where, the vast majority of the time, Jewish people, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, those who are not members of an organized faith, black, white, rich, young, gay, lesbian - don't simply tolerate each other but respect, embrace, and celebrate each other.

I believe in everyone staying as they are, and when you meld together, you get something more accurate and democratic.

I respect every religion.

We believe in equal respect for all faiths.

I am proud of the fact that we live in a country where all festivals are celebrated with the same energy.

Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand.

I absolutely do not divide people into any religions, creeds, political views.

There is room for everyone; there is room for every culture, race, language and point of view.

Yet even differences prove helpful, where there are tolerance, charity and Truth.