Dan Miller Quotes

What we need is not more distrust and division. What we need now is acceptance.

The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.

Intemperance and intolerance serve no one, and hatred guarantees failure.

We must stifle the voice of hatred and faction.

The things that divide us in politics are infinitesimal compared with the dignity of our common humanity.

It is important to remember that if we treat people who could be allies as enemies, we can only alienate them from our cause.

We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now.

We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?

It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement.

I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.

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.

We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.

You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.

Do not utter words that can create discord and cause the community to break.

Pluralism, democracy, unity, respect all mean nothing because on the ground, we hate each other

We have seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. At times, it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. Argument turns too easily into animosity. Disagreement escalates into dehumanization. Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions.

We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it.

We simply must find ways both to bridge the differences that still seem to divide us and focus on the things that we share.

Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.

Our shared values define us more than our differences. And acknowledging those shared values can see us through our challenges today if we have the wisdom to trust in them again.

I pray with my whole soul that the divide-and-conquerers among us will not triumph over us. We need each other in this world so desperately.

As a community, we create a lot of space for fighting and pushing back, but not enough for connecting and healing.

I know that when we interact with those we fear and hate, we will find commonality.

The natural instinct is to join in the chorus of conflict, to make your voice louder, your point bigger, and your position stronger. But we will not solve the significant and real problems our country faces if we cannot bring ourselves to embrace a mindset of grace.

The loudest voices both in the U.S. and abroad often are those that preach hatred and exclusion. But hatred and exclusion will not bring employment.