Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.

It is my goal to love everyone. I hate no one. Regardless of their race, religion, their proclivities, the desire of their heart and how they want to live their life and the decisions that they make. I can even respect people's decisions and lifestyle choices just as I hope they have the courtesy to respect my decisions and my choices.

Teach children tolerance. No one need surrender his or her own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.

The first step toward tolerance is respect and the first step toward respect is knowledge.

I try to support groups that are about educating people about different races, different religions, different cultures and different situations so that we can break down the barriers of prejudice and bigotry.

I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it.

In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.

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

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

In our interconnected world, we must learn to feel enlarged, not threatened, by difference - that is what I have argued.

Yes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable.

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

Until we learn to honor and respect what other people believe, I think we are doomed.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Throughout my work is the idea, over and over, that we must all learn to respect one another.

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order

I have differences with every single human being I know, but that difference shouldn’t define our relationship.

Tolerance is common sense in a pluralistic society.

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

Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.

Racism has a very quick expiration date when exposed to actual contact with people.

Tolerance actually does exist on Broadway.

I've been in enough positions to respect people with different views.

I believe in diversity in thought, in culture, and all sort of things.