Quotes About Diversity

Los gustos humanos son tan variados como las huellas dactilares —dijo Sagaz—. A nadie le gusta todo, a todos les desagrada algo, alguien ama algo que tú odias... pero al menos, que te odien es mejor que nada.

All people are foolish, just in different ways

You don't have to believe in my miracles. You can call them accidents or coincidences, if you must. But don't pity me for my faith. And don't premuse that you're better, just because you believe something different.

You don't fit in, but you're not broken. You're just different. And they're going to need you someday. I promise it.

The more faces we wear the more confused they become.

People, they misunderstood the word "accent." They thought accents were those things everybody else had.

Make friends with physicists and mathematicians, writers. It pays off.)

I can see that the variety of humankind is what gives you strength. Your ability to change your minds, to go against what you once thought, can be a great advantage.

There will be people like this in any culture, for every society is made of individuals. You must learn this. Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.

I will listen to those who have been ignored.

You can be you without this being bad thing. You can admit you act and think differently from your brother, but can learn not to see this as flaw. It is just Renarin Kholin.

fight for no king and for all of them.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.

Only when diverse perspectives are included, respected, and valued can we start to get a full picture of the world:

If I get to be me, I belong. If I have to be like you, I fit in.

When we reject the truth of someone's story—the ultimate failure of story stewardship—it's often because we've stealthily centered ourselves in their story, and the narrative takeover is about protecting our ego, behavior, or privilege. The less diverse our lived experiences, the more likely we are to find ourselves struggling with narrative takeover or narrative tap-out.

People, people, people are just people, people, people.

We're going to need to intentionally be with people who are different than us. We're going to have to sign up, join, and take a seat at the table. We're going to have to learn how to listen, have hard conversations, look for joy, share pain, and be more curious than defensive, all while seeking moments of togetherness.

extremists at both ends of the political continuum have more in common with each other than they do with the vast majority of people from their own constituencies.

Steve said, You have a squad, but it's small and not everyone in your squad is going to agree or do the same thing.

we can fight our tendency to accept binaries by asking what additional perspectives are missing between the extremes.

As people seek out the social settings they prefer—as they choose the group that makes them feel the most comfortable—the nation grows more politically segregated—and the benefit that ought to come with having a variety of opinions is lost to the righteousness that is the special entitlement of homogeneous groups.

help us create a culture of belonging at work.