David Ogden Stiers Quotes

Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.

I like to think that I'm nonjudgmental, that I can listen and be engaged by almost anything.

I don't want to be uncharitable or unkind. I want to be as harsh as truth and as comforting as justice.

Love truth, but pardon error.

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

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

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.

The truth is I try to take people as I find them.

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

May the foundation of our new constitution be justice, Truth and Righteousness.

I desire what is good. Therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor.

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 truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.

I'm fair-minded, maybe. Maybe I bend over backward to give people too much benefit of the doubt. And I'll give credit where credit is due.

Try honest to see things from the other person's point of view.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance.

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

I've pretty much accepted the fact that you're going to meet ignorant people, and that's okay. You can't control that. You can't change that.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

I try to teach my kids to be open.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.