Jeff Van Drew Quotes

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

I will stand strong to defend people even if I don't agree with them.

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

I'm not against anybody. I'm really not. I'm not a hater. I'm not homophobic. I honestly don't care what people do personally in their individual lives.

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.

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

I hope that by just being a competent member and expressing informed views on issues that aren't related to issues of LGBT equality, Republicans see me as a general asset.

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.

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

Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway.

It saddens me that Christians need to be reminded that awe is owed also to those who disagree with them, who believe otherwise than they do.

I've learned by hanging out in Hollywood, where I disagree politically with most people, that most people's hearts are in the right place, and the only thing we have to argue about is the way to solve the problems.

You don't tell people who disagree with you they'd be better off somewhere else. And you don't reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them.

The thing about me is that I don't judge my audience. I welcome. It is a big tent.

If diversity is O.K. for God, it ought to be O.K. for Republicans.

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

When the candidate must seek support from all levels of his community, his political creed will be tolerance, not hatred; equal protection for every minority, not discrimination.

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

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

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned, but has never quite forgotten; that there may be a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

I know Eric Schmidt, and he has different political views from mine. But I think he's a terrific guy.

I am a very firm believer in the Aloha spirit - respect and love for everyone, irrespective of their religion, race, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.