Matt Salmon Quotes

I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.

I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance.

I've never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that's how I lead my own life.

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

Maine people have a live-and-let-live philosophy, and tend to be fair and open-minded.

I don't lead a particularly Bohemian existence. The main criterion for me is not to be judgemental of other people so long as what they do is not harmful or offensive to others.

I never talk about my opponent because I don't think it's my right to judge.

The day you don't mess with somebody, that would be exclusive rather than inclusive. I strive to be inclusive.

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view.

I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.

I used to love people for what they could be. I thought love was how hard you tried and how much you sacrificed and suffered. That is not love. Acceptance is.

I'm not a reactionary.

I do what I believe the Lord did, and that is walk in love with all mankind, which I don't see a lot of Christians doing. Christians can be so judgmental that it can turn off people who are considering converting. It makes me a little embarrassed, to tell you the truth, when I hear Christians criticizing others.

I have simply said that there's just a side of me that could not judge anybody singing. It's not who I am. I don't want to be that person.

Of course I'm not a racist, but I'm certainly right wing, there's no question about that.

I'm a Christian first, and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don't you ever forget it.

I only judge people in one way. I like them or I don't. But I don't have preconceived ideas.

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

I don't judge other people's work and I don't see enough of it either.

You just need to put yourself in someone else's shoes and then see how they feel and then you will understand why they are reacting or why they are behaving the way that they are behaving. We need to be fair.