Patrick Ness Quotes

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.

I don't expect for people to like the same things, so I don't feel a need to force people to understand who we are.

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

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

Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.

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

We allow each other so little enjoyment or even tolerance for our individualities, our uniquenesses, and yet to me, that's what it's all about.

You have just got to live life and let others live.

All of the children need to know, all of the little kiddies and fetuses out there. Even if they're not out of the womb yet, they need to know that it's okay to be whoever the heck you are.

My policy in life is to live and let live.

I tell people all the time, preached a couple Sundays about it. I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out.

It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

Go beyond tolerance to acceptance.

Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.

Being able to allow people to be who they are without trying to change them is important.

Love your fellow, and not just those who agree with you.

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.'

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.

Individuality or Unity? I say there's room for both.

I don't really judge. To each his own. You like what you like.

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.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

And I don't get down on nobody else for doing whatever else they do. To each his own.