Louis Theroux Quotes

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

To me, it's OK to have differences. But we don't have to be mad about it. You know? And I think that's where sometimes we get so passionate that we - you know, it turns into anger.

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we can have a conversation. We can also disagree without being disagreeable, and we can just disagree, which is fine. It doesn't mean that I don't like you, or you don't like me. We just disagree.

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

…in every locality we should look beyond our noses; and at least say nothing on points where it is probable we shall disagree.

Our civilization is becoming less civil. You don’t have the right to demonize somebody just because they disagree with you.

Although all of us may not agree with that particular lifestyle for religious reasons, whatever the reason is, you still treat each other with respect.

Yeah, you can disagree with someone and still be cool - that's a thing!

It's always very important that you can completely disagree with someone, but it doesn't fundamentally mean that they are bad people.

In the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don't make it my place to - like, I'm not super confrontational.

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.

My dad's gay experiences really had a very positive influence on me and my straight relationships - how to better accept all the weirdness and ambiguity and ups and downs and paradoxes. I knew from the beginning I was writing about love.

We can be fervent in our disagreements without being factitious with our beliefs.

What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree.

Different people have different opinions, and it's okay to respect all of them.

Whenever I've encountered a Christian saying, 'Why don't you stop talking like that so I can hear you?' I think, 'Well you're the one putting the earmuffs on, but I wish you could hear me because I like you.'

Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesn't mean I have to agree or that I have to turn my back on the tenets of my faith and reject the tenets of my faith when it comes to homosexuality.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The world I want to live in is a world where everybody is a bit more uncertain about their arguments and is a bit more open to other people's arguments. I think that we can engage ideas without ad hominem attacks.

Understanding the need for religion is a far superior goal to bashing it.