If a patient became sugar-free and blood sugar normal on a basal requirement diet, the caloric intake was gradually increased until sugar appeared in the urine. The tolerance was thus ascertained.
~ Frederick Banting
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
~ Ralph W. Sockman
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.
~ Karen Armstrong
Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.
~ Jessica Lange
It's not so much what you learn about Mumbai, it's what you learn about yourself, really. It's a funny old hippie thing, but it's true as well. You find out a lot about yourself and your tolerance, and about your inclusiveness.
~ Danny Boyle
The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your life, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.
~ Clint Eastwood
The highest result of education is tolerance.
~ Helen Keller
