John Lydon Quotes

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

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

I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these viewpoints, life would be pretty boring.

Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity.

When you have reached your own room, be kind to those Who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

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.

I think my politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.

We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

I think tolerance is something everybody needs to be reminded of, especially in a reactionary political world. Well, actually, I should say, a reactionary political climate.

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.

I've learned by hanging out in Hollywood, where I disagree politically with most people, that most people's hearts are in the right place, and the only thing we have to argue about is the way to solve the problems.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Because trying to see all sides, such an instinct is particularly Jewish.

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

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

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.

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.

That differences of race, color, and creed are natural, and that diverse groups, institutions, and ideas are stimulating factors in the development of man; That to promote harmony in diversity is a responsible task of religion and statesmanship; That since no individual can express the whole truth, it is essential to treat with understanding and good will those whose views differ from our own; That by the testimony of history intolerance is the door to violence, brutality and dictatorship; and That the realization of human interdependence and solidarity is the best guard of civilization.

We need not think alike to love alike.

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

I do not hate Likudniks, I do not hate anyone.