Ryan Potter Quotes

I am committed to examining my feelings and will recognize, appreciate and respect the differences among people in our society.

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace.

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

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

We should be tolerant, fair, open, and we should understand the rights that all people have in our society.

We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.

I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.

Learning to live with offence is the price of living in a diverse society.

What we need in the United States is not division. What we need in the United States is not hatred. What we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country whether they be white or they be black.

If we are going to teach the world not to hate the other, then we will have to start with children.

We need a cohesive society that is tolerant.

We don't have to let extremists define us.

I believed in the goodness of the Australian people; I believed they did not want to be attacking each other, and from those thoughts, I got the idea of Reconciliation in the campaign slogan and of turning this into something practical by calling a summit to bring representatives of all sections of society together, from the wealthiest to the poor.

I think the sooner that all of us in society stop accepting any type of bullying or harassment from other people - in spite of people's social standing or net worth or whatever it is - the sooner it will stop.

At the end of the day, I believe we can all work to foster a spirit of compassion, understanding, and awareness within our communities.

We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it.

The vast majority of Americans believe you don't discriminate. You don't. We honor each other. We don't all see life the same way. We don't. We're Americans.

I'm passionate about speaking out against bullying and speaking up for self-awareness with young people and body-image issues and self-esteem issues.

I think that is important, to not make people feel alien.

Let us not act out of fear and misunderstanding, but out of the values of inclusion, diversity, and regard for all that make our country great.