“I hear the word "tolerance" -- that 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.”

“You can’t plead tolerance for gays by saying that they’re just like everyone else. Tolerance is something we should extend to people who are not like everyone else.”

“...am so deeply impressed with the fair mindedness and tolerance of the American people...”

“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”

“If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, Chase, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated.”

“Do you think I need the turmoil and complication you’ve brought into my life?Dou you actually think I’d tolerate al that because we’re good in bed?”“You don’t have to tolerate it” she fisted her hands on his chest. “ you don’t have to tolerate any of it.”“Damn right I don’t. But I am tolerating it because I think I’m in love with you.”