Geraldine Brooks Quotes

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

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

We need a cohesive society that is tolerant.

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 renew our commitment to instilling high moral character in our students, to teaching them to treat each other with kindness, to stand up for what is right, and to respect the diversity of backgrounds and experiences that strengthen our country.

We are a society that really worked to leave our differences behind, and value equality. All these things actually make a community live in harmony.

It's disheartening to see the hate speech and the divisive behavior. But at the same time, I have to believe that smart people and good people of this country don't give in to that.

We want justice, but at the same time, we gotta love and come together and bring unity, and I feel it's gonna happen.

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

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

We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.

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

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

We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.

With all of the divisiveness that is going on in the country we live in, so much of it is based around just fear of the other. And anyone who does not look like me, walk like me, talk like me, have sex like me, they're the other and I'm afraid of them. And hopefully we will learn that it's just not scary. There's nothing to be afraid of.

I think everybody should like everybody.

What we need in the United States is not division. What we need in the United States is not hatred. What we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country whether they be white or they be black.

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

We don't have to let extremists define us.

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

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

The vast majority of Americans believe you don't discriminate. You don't. We honor each other. We don't all see life the same way. We don't. We're Americans.

If we want to change this culture of hate and bigotry, every one of us must stand up and speak with one voice to condemn it, because an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

I hope we build a son who's strong enough to stand up for other people. And if Donald Trump is out there teaching folks how to build walls, we're hoping to instil in our son the ability to know how to take them down.

Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you.