Quotes by Tolerance Tolerance once meant that we could use our reason to discern good and evil in open debate. Today tolerance has been used to call good evil and evil good. Charles Colson tolerancechristianevil Our society's obsession with tolerance leads to intolerance. Simply being a Christian today is an offense to our culture. Charles Colson tolerancechristianculture True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. It's knowing what should be tolerated, and refusing to tolerate that which shouldn't. Charles Colson judgmenttoleranceknowing Religion should be a source for reconciliation, for tolerance and for empathy. Charles Kimball empathytolerancesource A classical liberal is someone who wants a society that maximizes peace, civility, tolerance, and well-being for everyone. One that opens opportunities for everyone to advance themselves. Charles Koch tolerancewantopportunity Lots of people today would never consider themselves guilty of idolatry as far as it is spelled out in the Ten Commandments, but by reducing God to some benevolent "man upstairs" whose only attributes are love and tolerance, and who could not care less about sin, they truly have transgressed God's commandment. They have created a god in their mind who does not actually exist and will on the day of judgment, not be able to offer them any help. Charlie Campbell tolerancemenpeople According to the people who dearly would love to throw him out of office, Barack Obama was elected to be 'above politics.' He wasn't elected to be president, after all. He was elected as an avatar of American tolerance. His attempts to get himself reelected imply a certain, well, ingratitude. Charlie Pierce toleranceofficepeople In the mainstream film market, certainly in television, sex is handled fairly discreetly. I think the abuse of extraordinarily graphic violence and language presses much closer to the tolerance of public taste. Charlton Heston tolerancesexthinking I hear the word 'tolerance'-tha t some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with that word. I am gay, and I am not seeking to be 'tolerated'. One tolerates a toothache, rush-hour traffic, an annoying neighbor with a cluttered yard. I am not a negative to be tolerated. Chely Wright tolerancegaypeople The election is over, and even though there are people who have different ideologies and beliefs, from now on we must all embrace each other, creating a harmonious and unified new Taiwan through our love and tolerance. Chen Shui-bian tolerancecreatingpeople Democracy is not tolerance. Democracy is a prescribed way of life erected on the premise that all men are created equal. Chester Himes tolerancedemocracymen People who treat waitresses or waiters rudely - or taxi drivers - I have very little tolerance for those people. They work really hard. They deserve courtesy and respect. Chloe Sevigny courtesytolerancepeople It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance, and spirit of south Louisiana in words. Chris Rose brass-bandstoleranceessence My tolerance for tears is very little when you're beautiful and crying over nothing. Chrissy Teigen tolerancetearsbeautiful I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness. Christopher Hitchens tolerancehypocritepeople [Reinhold] Niebuhr endorsed G.K.Chesterton’s observation that tolerance is the attitude of those who do not believe in anything. Christopher Lasch toleranceattitudebelieve I have a low tolerance for people who complain about things but never do anything to change them. This led me to conclude that the single largest pool of untapped natural resources in this world is human good intentions that are never translated into actions. Cindy Gallop tolerancecomplainingpeople I try to keep an open mind but I'm so tired of the mediocrity. Clea DuVall tolerancetiredmind The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about. Clint Eastwood dating-someonetolerancetwenties At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about. And I think we're at a point now where a lot of older women take better care of themselves, compared to the 1940s and '50s when women were programmed to figure it's all over after 30. Clint Eastwood tolerancecarethinking«1234567891011»
