Molly Ivins Quotes

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

Yeah, you can disagree with someone and still be cool - that's a thing!

It's always very important that you can completely disagree with someone, but it doesn't fundamentally mean that they are bad people.

We must have real debates where disagreements exist, listen to each other, not shy away from ideas different from our own and treat people with respect.

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

Let's not demonize people who don't happen to agree with us.

I get very very concerned when I hear people start characterizing their opponents as stupid. I still understand that because politics is a little rough and tumble at times, but I don’t buy it and when they start calling each other either crazy or evil. You and I, we don’t compromise with crazy people or evil people. And so, I don’t think that’s helpful. Generally speaking, just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t make them crazy or evil.

You have to be able to interact with people whose politics you disagree with.

Everyone needs to understand that we were meant to live together in this country. We have to get to know one another; even if we don't agree, we have to enable each side to express itself.

There are people out there who disagree with me politically, and understand the limits of that disagreement. It doesn't mean we disagree as people on basic human needs.

It's OK for two sides to disagree. It's perfectly fine. It's normal.

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

I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody.

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we can have a conversation. We can also disagree without being disagreeable, and we can just disagree, which is fine. It doesn't mean that I don't like you, or you don't like me. We just disagree.

I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.

Moral teaching should always be used as a gift and not a cudgel.... It is important that we all be able to share our moral viewpoints without hurting each other. That is what is wrong with political discourse today.

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

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

Our differences are policies, our agreements principles.

The greatest respect you can give your political adversaries is to give them your undivided attention. If you want them to hear you, you have to be willing to hear them.

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

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

Tolerance is important, especially in a democracy. The ability to have honest conversations, even if you come from a different place, a difference perspective, is fundamentally important.