Thomas Merton Quotes

Respecting differences is very difficult.

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.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

My dear compatriots, I'm not interested in your race, your origin, your sexual orientation. What interests me is your happiness.

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.

We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.

I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I'm trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding.

Our collective future depends on opening channels of compassion, acceptance, and understanding of others.

Love breeds tolerance, tolerance breeds peace. ... Love cannot be indifferent. It does not know how.

Yet even differences prove helpful, where there are tolerance, charity and Truth.

HELPED are those who love all the colors of all the human beings, as they love all the colors of the animals and plants; none of their children, nor any of their ancestors, nor any parts of themselves, shall be hidden from them.

Kindness moves mountains. Acceptance opens doors, makes room for change, diffuses misunderstandin g.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

I tend to see the similarities in people and not the differences.

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

It is our responsibility to find God in someone who is different from us. I think that God basically says, 'I created diversity on purpose, and it is your responsibility to figure out how to make it work.'

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

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.

You can be for someone without being against someone else.

I want a world where everything is welcome, everything is valid, everything is acknowledged, embraced, and accepted. To me, that's a perfect world.

To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.

I will, from this day strive to forge togetherness out of our differences.

We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.