Quotes about Tolerance

And I thank God let me gain understanding enough to know love can't be halted just cause some peoples moan and groan. P.238

They think, after the biggest of the white folks no longer on the earth, the only way to stop making somebody the serpent is for everybody to accept everybody else as a child of God, or one mother's children, no matter what they look like or how they act.

the only way to stop making somebody the serpent is for everybody to accept everybody else as a child of God

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

We've got to give people room to have a bad day.

What you tolerate you can not change

Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.

As good as the people are in your life, there are no perfect people. There is no perfect boss, no perfect friend, no perfect neighbor, no perfect spouse. Give people room to be human. Quit expecting them to perform perfectly all the time.

Where is the love that will overlook a person's faults?

Are you writing off someone because they don't believe, they're not making good decisions, they're against what you stand for? Start sowing seeds of love, showing mercy instead of judgment.

Live, let live, and help live

If you want to be a voice for peace in the world, begin by making peace a permanent condition of your own life.