Errol Morris Quotes

If it's right and true, it's listened to and accommodated.

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

I can't approach a character with judgment.

Be very, very patient and very open-minded, and listen to what people have to say.

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.

I don't think there's any reason in journalism not to approach stories we cover with humility, empathy, compassion, and intellectual openness. I mean, I think those are just important human traits. I don't think that precludes scrutiny, negativity, where it's appropriate.

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

I try to teach my kids to be open.

Listen with grace, with no judgment, without imposing the law.

Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours.

Gray means being open-minded. I always look at the world that way; I'm able to hear both sides of an argument. I don't listen to opera, but I don't think it's good or bad; it's just its own thing. I can completely appreciate it.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

I celebrate everyone’s opinion even if I disagree with it.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

You treat everyone with respect even though you don’t know them and even though you do not agree with them.

I'm not against anybody.

Being morally honest means sitting down and actually listening to a person and understanding where they're coming from.

It's important for people to, instead of automatically assuming everything the opposite side says is incorrect, you have to at least listen and see why someone might feel a certain way.

The day you don't mess with somebody, that would be exclusive rather than inclusive. I strive to be inclusive.

I always want to listen with an open mind.

"Kindness" can mean a lot of different things. In this case, I felt I had to present his [Donald Trump's] supporters in as fair a light as possible - many of them hadn't been interviewed before and that entailed some interviewer-courtesy in the editing and so on.

I may not understand, but I am willing to admire.

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

I've learned how to look at things and not judge them, but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them, show them love and respect their reality.

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.