Caroline Kennedy Quotes

Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.

To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity. I'd like to see a world with more leaders who are familiar with the depths of the views of those they deeply disagree with, so that they can understand the nuances of everyone they're representing.

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

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.

One thing that education can do is it can provide us with an opportunity to understand one another better, and so while I've spent a lot of my time in the world of politics, I've always felt that it is really not politics that will solve this for us.

It is important to remember that if we treat people who could be allies as enemies, we can only alienate them from our cause.

If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.

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

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.

My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual respect, honesty and understanding - concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting.

Our democratic richness arrives when we're able to comprehend our collective humanity accurately.

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

A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

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

God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't do in good conscience is leave the table. Or demand that someone else not be at the table.

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.

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

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.

It's easy to focus on the things that divide us. Sometimes too easy.

I'm trying to make the world a more open place.

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

I'm against ignorance.

I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.