Susan Collins Quotes

A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening.

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

Acceptance is the only thing you should teach. Be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Dalit, you must inculcate acceptance, not tolerance.

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.

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

Different people have different opinions, and it's okay to respect all of them.

Our democratic richness arrives when we're able to comprehend our collective humanity accurately.

I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them.

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

God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't do in good conscience is leave the table. Or demand that someone else not be at the table.

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

It saddens me that Christians need to be reminded that awe is owed also to those who disagree with them, who believe otherwise than they do.

I think everybody should like everybody.

What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.

The first requisite for the progress of a nation is the brotherhood and unity amongst sections of the society.

We need a cohesive society that is tolerant.

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 believed in the goodness of the Australian people; I believed they did not want to be attacking each other, and from those thoughts, I got the idea of Reconciliation in the campaign slogan and of turning this into something practical by calling a summit to bring representatives of all sections of society together, from the wealthiest to the poor.

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

I want the Congress to become an instrument for dialogue among the Indian people - all of us, from all corners of our great country, all religions, all ethnicities, all ages, genders and people - and for our dialogue to always be led by love and affection.

I'm very sensitive to the incredibly diverse range of opinions within religious and secular communities, and honestly, I'd appreciate if we focused first on the experiences and dignity of the people.

Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so.

I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.

Whatever differences we have, tolerating others' opinions is a prerequisite to a functioning and free society.