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Quotes About Diversity

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
~ William Inge
I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman.
~ Mitt Romney
It's hard to be a minority. People look at you a different way, like you don't belong, and I don't think many people realize just how difficult it is to live as a minority. Where I come from, we learn to tolerate one another. Whether one is of Chinese descent or Malay descent, what matters is we're part of the same country, the same world.
~ Andrea Hirata
As a band, we just don't tolerate any kind of abuse or intolerance of any kind of LGBT people by any kind of government.
~ Mike McCready
Liberals love to screech about 'free speech,' but it's pretty clear to most of us that they don't really tolerate any speech but theirs.
~ Mike Gallagher
Sadly, we can't eliminate bigotry. But that doesn't mean we have to tolerate it, much less give it a platform on which to thrive.
~ Katharine Viner
In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
~ Pat Robertson
Cities tolerate crazy people. Companies don't.
~ Geoffrey West
I've no problems with cuss words. All of us use them. Those who say they don't are lying. People can tolerate English cuss words but find the Hindi ones a bit revolting.
~ Manoj Bajpayee
We're all different, and we have to accept and tolerate each other's characteristics.
~ Niko Kovac
We are fortunate to employ a wealth of diverse individuals throughout our family of companies, all of whom are important to us - the only criteria on which they are judged is the quality of their job performance; we do not tolerate discrimination in any form.
~ Philip Anschutz
The self-proclaimed Islamic State cannot tolerate diversity, which is why we must celebrate it.
~ Deeyah Khan
Most clubs say they will not tolerate any forms of discrimination - that cannot be something that is just said. It needs to be acted on.
~ Eniola Aluko
The average religious person has their beliefs, but they're not trying to get people fired who don't have their beliefs. But zealots do do that. It's not enough for them to believe it; they can't tolerate other people who don't believe what they believe, and they have this absolute certainty that they're right.
~ Kirsten Powers
In order to spur progress, we all need to be people who point out and shine a spotlight on racism wherever we see it. It doesn't always have to be confrontational, but it does need to become the societal norm that racism is identified and not tolerated in any form or fashion.
~ Joe Thomas
Republicans have always tolerated greater intellectual diversity than Democrats.
~ Michael J. Knowles
It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
~ Billie Jean King
Whatever differences we have, tolerating others' opinions is a prerequisite to a functioning and free society.
~ Dave Rubin
Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?'
~ Brandon Sanderson
Authors as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, and J. R. R. Tolkien have shaped modern paganism as greatly as any theological underpinnings.
~ Liz Williams
With 'Noontide Toll', I wanted to cater to a single story but also collectively more than a single story.
~ Romesh Gunesekera
We can't deny the financial toll illegal immigrants take on our communities.
~ Dick Mountjoy
I spent so many years being repeatedly rejected and told I wasn't good enough. It took a huge toll on my self-esteem until I realized I am more than my body and that, actually, our beauty comes from diversity.
~ Iskra Lawrence
Radio used to be dominated by Tom Petty and artists like that. If Tom Petty came out today, he'd be played on country radio - all that stuff would. I think the genre has opened itself up to more styles of country, and I think that's a good thing.
~ Charles Kelley