Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick Quotes

Let's work together to keep our country open, tolerant, respectful, and progressive.

Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get along, whether you be black or white.

In a Union of 15 now, you must take into account the sensibilities of everyone.

Tolerance is as necessary in politics as it is in religion.

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

America is made of different races and different religions, but we're all co-travelers on the spaceship Earth and must respect and help each other along the way.

Work together. Do not purge your allies because of purity.

Being respected by people on both sides of the aisle is really important to me - even in an age when giving a hearing to 'both sides' is considered a smear in some corners.

Our differences needn't divide us, but unity takes work.

Differences among deaf people are okay, but we need to recognize those differences and work together.

You've got to reach a hand of friendship across the aisle and across philosophies in this country.

As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.

For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.

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.

Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.

I think the moral majority and religious right have been shrinking and having not quite as loud a voice in America, and all of a sudden people are coming to their own realizations going, 'Joe down the street is gay and he's a great guy.'

If you study both 'Gilligan' and 'Brady,' you will see they are based on a similar philosophy: that it's possible for different kinds of people to learn to live together, either in a family or stuck on an island with no escape.

In New York, a Jew is a Jew, an Italian is an Italian, a Muslim is a Muslim: Nobody's going out of his way to treat you in a special way.

I'm about unity.

We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration.

We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs.

You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship.