Roxane Gay Quotes

The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.

We have seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. At times, it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. Argument turns too easily into animosity. Disagreement escalates into dehumanization. Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions.

I have respect for everybody.

Embrace the humanity of everyone, especially those you don't understand.

We're all people at the end of the day.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

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

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

Intemperance and intolerance serve no one, and hatred guarantees failure.

You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.

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.

If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex.

History is not hatred.

We are all human and I want to relate that message to all people.

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.

I have differences with every single human being I know, but that difference shouldn’t define our relationship.

Pluralism, democracy, unity, respect all mean nothing because on the ground, we hate each other

To me you cannot be fully human, fully civilised, unless you recognise humanity in everyone.

The bottom line is people are people, and the sooner we realise that, the better off things are going to be.

Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance.

'Star Trek' seems to be an appeal to our better nature, the side of ourselves that works toward peace and cooperation and understanding and knowledge and yearns to seek out knowledge rather than the side that wants to divide and control one another.

As the human race, let's continue to show love, compassion, and respect towards one another.

Everybody is a human being. We should be able to coexist with one another.