Mike White Quotes

The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.

'Laramie' is a way in to replacing any hate in your heart with understanding, compassion, and acceptance.

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.

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

We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.

I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport.

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.

The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think.

Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

As an actor it's your job to empathise with your character regardless of whether they have a different sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, or anything.

I have a love factor with the minorities.

I'm trying to make the world a more open place.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

My upbringing was faith-based, but we believed you should love all others as you want to be loved, because everyone should be treated equally. That's helped me have an understanding of people on different journeys and in different walks of life. At the end of the day, we're all the same, because we all want to be loved.

One of the lines from my books is about having respect for different minds, and if I had to have an epitaph at this point in my life, that would be it.

We are all human and I want to relate that message to all people.

Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion.

Everyone can relate to me no matter what race or who you are or how you feeling.

What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

It Shines for All

I love being the mayor of a city that is not defined by the hate filled act of a killer, but is defined by the way we respond: The Love and Compassion and Unity.

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.

I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.

At the end of the day, I believe we can all work to foster a spirit of compassion, understanding, and awareness within our communities.