Maysoon Zayid Quotes

There will be no lasting peace on earth unless we learn not merely to tolerate but even to respect the other faiths as our own.

We in Tunisia have no problem with respecting other people's religion, and we have a long tradition of that.

There is no difference between Muslim life, Christian life or Jewish life.

There is No Hindu, There is No Muslim.

Here in North Jersey, our Muslim community is essential to our social fabric.

Muslims are not our enemy.

As Commander of the Faithful, it is out of the question that I fight Islam. We need to fight violence and ignorance. It is true, when one strolls out, one sees women with scarves and men with beards. This has always been the case in Morocco. Morocco is built on tolerance.

We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society.

Certainly I'm a Christian first and foremost. But I do believe in religious tolerance and finding the commonality between all of us. I think that's how we're all going to come together.

Syria is the proud heir of an ancient civilization that has a unique spectrum of minorities that encompasses Muslims and Christians of various denominations. There are at least ten such ethnic and religious groups.

Despite differences of faith or even the occasional collisions between them, Egypt is united.

North Eurasia is one of the best examples of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence of Islam and Christianity. This is a rare thing in today's world, even in its most liberal parts.

Knowledge about religions is not only characteristic of an educated person, but is also absolutely necessary for understanding and living in a world of diversity.

In my cabinet at the present moment there sit side by side Catholic and Protestant, Christian and Jew.

I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration but we accept all religions as true.

We respect every religion. Everyone is free to practice his religion freely... In the Tunisian parliament, we have even Jews.

I was brought up in a Jewish home, but I was brought up to be human - not fanatical, which is something that I don't appreciate at all. I learned to become a humanist and not to dwell on the differences between Jews and Christians.

We believe in equal respect for all faiths.

The reason we have Christian president and Muslim vice president or Muslim president and Christian vice president is to have balance.

Jerusalem should not tolerate any religious war.

There is not sufficient religion in the world merely to put an end to the number of religions.

All the great religions of the world inculcate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration.

We have nearly complete misunderstanding between people of different faiths in Lake Wobegon, and that's probably one reason why we get along so very well. It's when you are trying to convince another person to think the same way that you do that there is friction and trouble between people. But when you feel that the other person is dumber than dirt, too dumb for words - why waste your breath - you get along pretty well. There's no bond between people that's quite so strong as when people each feel slightly superior towards the other one.

Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to pursue good in their own way.

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.