Passing Judgment Quotes

“Take an interest in people. Get to know people. Get to know what they've been through before you pass judgment. That's essential.”
― David McCullough, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For

“When one says, I won't judge you for that, what they're really saying is, I am judging you for that. Think about it. If you walk into my house and I tell you, "I won't judge you for wearing those pants," what am I really saying?”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“I know whether of not your statement is true, and you know that I know whether or not it is true, because it is about me. But do you know that your statement is true? This is what I mean by passing judgment.”
― Daniel Suelo, The Man Who Quit Money

“But that man is slow to pass judgment who bears in mind, that he is an individual, and that the final and highest responsibility for the judgement rests solely upon him.”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing: Spiritual Preparation for the Office of Confession