Ginnifer Goodwin

I know now that there are men out there who are, for me, the whole package, who are supportive of my successes because they know I will be just as supportive of theirs. I'm less tolerant of foolishness now; I know that it's important I not tie myself up with the wrong person, because then I will miss the right person coming along.

American Actress

Jane Goodall

There are certain characteristics that define a good chimp mother. She is patient, she is protective but she is not over-protective - that is really important. She is tolerant, but she can impose discipline. She is affectionate. She plays. And the most important of all: she is supportive.

English Scientist

George Washington Carver

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

American Scientist

Julie Plec

If the day-to-day culture is saying it's OK to not be inclusive or tolerant, that it's OK to be bigoted, then it's your responsibility to double down and make it OK in storytelling to be inclusive and tolerant.

American Producer

John Mellencamp

As I get older, I have a different look on life. I just try to be a little more tolerant and a little bit more centered about what's going on around me and not so emotional.

American Musician

H. L. Mencken

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.

American Writer

Priti Patel

There is so much for the U.K. to be proud of - a world-class, modern economy and a free, fair and tolerant society.

British Politician

Julie Payette

Let's work together to keep our country open, tolerant, respectful, and progressive.

Canadian Politician

Judy Biggert

Our country is the most generous, open, tolerant, and democratic in the world.

American Politician

Holly Hunter

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.

Tolerant is often used to discuss accepting cultural differences and diversity.

Cultural Sensitivity

Using 'tolerant' usually implies a positive attitude towards differences.

Positive Emotion

Being tolerant doesn't mean full agreement, just willingness to allow differences.

Not Full Acceptance

In medical terms, tolerant refers to the body's response to substances.

Medical Context

Developing tolerance often happens after prolonged exposure to something.

Increased Exposure

Refers to organisms' ability to cope with environmental stress or changes.

Environmental Survival

Often used to describe a characteristic that allows survival in tough climates.

Extreme Conditions

 and if you feel better, then you are effectively not depressed anymore. So I became much more tolerant of the vast world of alternative treatments. And I get letters, I get hundreds of letters from people writing to tell me about what's worked for them. Someone was asking me backstage today about meditation.

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 and they are also by far the most tolerant areas. It's those areas of the country that have the lowest levels of immigration that actually are the most exclusionary and intolerant towards migrants. So we need to encourage exchange programs. We need to ensure that older generations who maybe can't travel

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 cockroaches would probably not survive a nuclear apocalypse. Compared with other insects, cockroaches are only mildly tolerant to radiation. They would die near the sites of nuclear explosions and would still be severely compromised miles away. Moreover, disasters that threaten humanity

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 As a result, politics is no longer about seeking compromise and consensus through tolerant democratic institutions. Instead, these leaders seek to overturn what they see as a broken system. This means that where a liberal democracy has the utmost respect for institutions

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 So, even though sometimes it's still hard, I will share with you that it helps me to realize society is more tolerant, usually because of places like this, because of ideas like this, and people like you, with an open mind.

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 motivate governments donors and local communities to renew the fight against hiv/aids a new drought tolerant maize variety will empower farmers to feed their children and escape poverty but it will also generate

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 and literally hundreds of indicators. Also, while some of the goals are pretty specific -- end hunger -- others are a lot vaguer -- promote peaceful and tolerant societies. So to help us with this benchmarking,

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 I study genes that make plants resistant to disease and tolerant of stress. In recent years, millions of people around the world have come to believe that there's something sinister about genetic modification.

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 well adapted material the genetics of forest trees are important how much heat they need in the summer to grow how tolerant they are to droughts when they know to stop growing in the autumn these

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 play is a safe way to test the boundaries of a relationship and that helps to build an incredibly tolerant society