Progress and healing involves seeing every person as not so different from ourselves.

— Bryant McGill

Respect everyone who crosses your path, even if you feel they don't deserve it.

— Alaric Hutchinson

So I just went over and sat with him. Not a biggie. I wish people would stop trying to turn it into something more. He's just a kid. The weirdest-looking kid I've ever seen, yes. But just a kid.

— R.J. Palacio

Sometimes you just gotta accept that hope is gone.

— Shannon Mullen

Standing each by his monster, they looked at each other, and smiled

— E.M. Forster

The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance. The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments. We all have a dark side, a tendency to manipulate, and aggressive desires. The most dangerous types are those who repress their desires or deny the existence of them, often acting them out in the most underhanded ways. Some people have dark qualities that are especially pronounced. You cannot change such people at their core, but must merely avoid becoming their victim. You are an observer of the human comedy, and by being as tolerant as possible, you gain a much greater ability to understand people and to influence their behavior when necessary

— Robert Greene

The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance.

— Christina Baker Kline

The point is, being a Christian does not mean hating or belittling the non-Christians. Being a Muslim does not mean hating or belittling the non-Muslims. Being an Atheist does not mean hating or belittling the religious people. In a civilized society, diversity in religious orientation should be the reason for celebration, not the cause for hatred and differentiation.

— Abhijit Naskar

There's no beauty without difference and diversity. Love unconditionally.

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

The soul accepts the mystery within and all around, immersing itself in it, celebrating it.

— Jay Woodman