William James Quotes

Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence.

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society.

If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Freedom is found in pluralism.

Peace under Liberty.

This is a country where Jews and Arabs speak without fear. Where people come from different cultures the world over. Where everyone becomes Brazilian rapidly.

Almost all of us long for peace and freedom; but very few of us have much enthusiasm for the thoughts, feelings and actions that make for peace and freedom. Conversely almost nobody wants war or tyranny; but a great many people find an intense pleasure in the thoughts, feelings, and actions that make for war and tyranny.

We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

Peace is a human right and those who deny you peace are those who are violating an essential right.

The good people of this world are very far from being satisfied with each other & my arms are the best peacemakers.

May we know unity without conformity.

We live in a diverse society - in fact, a diverse world - and we must learn to live in peace and with respect for each other.

If I become president, I want to make sure that we shouldn't live in fear. We should all be one people. We should all enjoy differences of opinion without getting upset.

There is no place for any kind of extremism in society.

It takes all sorts of people to make the world.

My policy in life is to live and let live.

Live and let live is the rule of common justice.

It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, rules us we would have become extinct long ago. And yet, the tragedy of it is that the so-called civilised men and nations conduct themselves as if the basis of society was violence.

If globalization seeks to bring all of us together, but to do so respecting each person, each individual person's peculiarity, that globalization is good and makes us good and grow and leads to peace.

We have to live and let live in order to create what we are.

If you want to nourish a bird, you should let it live any way it chooses. Creatures differ because they have different likes and dislikes. Therefore the sages never require the same ability from all creatures. . . concepts of right should be founded on what is suitable. The true saint leaves wisdom to the ants, takes a cue from the fishes, and leaves willfulness to the sheep.

Live and let live, be and let be, Hear and let hear, see and let see. . . . Live and let live and remember this line: 'Your bus'ness is your bus'ness and my bus'ness is mine.'

We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world - a universe - a balanced universe in order to have peace and development.