Quotations about Tolerance
Using Quotations in a Speech or Text about Tolerance
As well as keeping your audience engaged, adding quotations to a speech or a text can significantly enhance its impact and effectiveness. Quotations are useful for explaining complex ideas concisely, much in the same way that analogies are used. Additionally, quotations from experts or celebrities can add credibility to your message.Here are some funny and poignant quotations about tolerance. If your speech is serious, do not automatically avoid funny quotations as they can often be the most impactful, forcing your audience into the thinking about the hidden analogous message in your selected quotation.
- "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." (British actor Peter Ustinov)
- "When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." (Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw)
"The highest result of education is tolerance." Helen Keller (American author and disability-rights advocate, 1880-1968)
"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength." Dalai Lama
"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others." John F. Kennedy (American Democratic statesman, 1917-63)
"In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that *someone else's path is wrong.*the Earth is flat.*his path is best.* Paulo Coelho (Brazilian lyricist and novelist, 1947-)
"Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices, and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them." Joshua Liebman (American Reform rabbi and author, 1907-1948)
"In the practice of tolerance, one's *enemy*mother*friend* is the best teacher." Dalai Lama
"Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself." Robert Green Ingersoll (American lawyer, 1833-1899)
"It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling." Pierre Bayle (French philosopher, 1647-1706)
"Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you." Timothy Keller (American theologian, 1950-)
"Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think." Helen Keller (American author and disability-rights advocate, 1880-1968)
"Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today." Malcolm X (American human-rights activist, 1925-1965)
The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the *wider vision.*the best toys.*the most money.* George Eliot (English novelist, 1819-80)
"Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding." Mahatma Gandhi (Indian statesman, 1869-1948)
"Tolerance is the oil which takes the friction out of life." Wilbert E. Scheer (American author, 1909-2006)
"Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience – I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed." CeeLo Green (American singer and songwriter, 1975-)
Tolerance is only another name for *indifference.*weakness.*my horse.* W. Somerset Maugham (English novelist, 1874-1965)
Thinking Template for a Speech or Text on Tolerance
Below are 3 funny themes and 3 serious themes related to tolerance. These have been included to help you identify areas to explore.Funny Themes:
- Patience Perils: The Funniest Situations Testing Tolerance Limits
- Share amusing anecdotes or stories about situations that test patience and tolerance, from funny misunderstandings to quirky encounters.
- Tolerance Tango: The Most Entertainingly Awkward Attempts at Being Accepting
- Explore humorous instances of trying to be tolerant or accepting, discussing funny attempts at cultural understanding or inclusivity.
- Tolerance Tales: The Funniest Cultural Clashes and Misunderstandings
- Discuss comical cultural clashes or misunderstandings due to differences in tolerance levels, highlighting funny cross-cultural interactions.
Serious Themes:
- Tolerance in Diversity: Embracing Differences and Building Bridges
- Explore the importance of tolerance in diverse societies, discussing strategies for embracing differences and fostering cultural understanding.
- Social Justice and Tolerance: Equity, Equality, and Advocacy
- Discuss the role of tolerance in social justice movements, addressing issues of equity, equality, and advocacy for marginalized groups.
- Educating for Tolerance: Schools, Communities, and Global Citizenship
- Address the importance of tolerance education in schools and communities, promoting global citizenship and understanding across cultures.
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