Quotes About Diversity

New York is great because it's such a cross-section of the world, and when you're used to people being shoulder-to-shoulder all the time - in the street, on the train - you become a people person. People are very open to hearing a lot of different perspectives, and they aren't as sensitive.

The nature of design is to synthesize disparate perspectives and create a richer end product through collaboration and iteration.

If outsider perspectives made 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Dark Knight' into fantastic franchises, imagine what would happen if you brought in the perspectives of women and people of color.

To be an objective leader means aligning your models with the needs of the organization. There is no question anymore that collaboration, seeking out diverse perspectives and developing new ways to look at challenges and opportunities, is a key leadership competency.

A doctor, a judge, or a piece of paper shouldn't have the power to tell someone who he or she is. We should all have the absolute and inalienable right to define ourselves, in our own terms and in our own languages, and to be able to express our identity and perspectives without fear of consequences and retribution.

Leaders have to consider whether they have the right diverse perspectives at the table.

The military is a group of people that come together from different perspectives and backgrounds and places and get a job done because they have a mission.

When employees can bring their full selves to work, we get the full benefit of all their perspectives and experiences.

I grew up around a mix of a lot of people, so I got a lot of different perspectives. As a kid, I appreciated that.

I love getting to have different food and getting to be around different people and different cultures and different ways people look at life. It's really kind of helped me open up my mind and see the world from different perspectives.

I feel stronger and I feel like I've gained so much knowledge and new perspectives because I've met so many different people.

Diverse perspectives lead to a better outcome. There's so much data, when you look at the math, in terms of the investor returns and the shareholder value that gets created from more diverse boards.

I think it's important that we have different perspectives. We need more diversity in Congress.

When you can listen to others' perspectives, we can learn about the other people that make up this great country.

Diversity is strength. Our cinema and our art forms need to diversify so that it tells all stories, all perspectives.

People look to 'Dear White People' as an encyclopedia of our culture. But it's also art, and there are characters with different perspectives.

Seek out different perspectives.

'Udta Punjab' is a story of four different people merged together. There are four different stories and four different perspectives.

That's what the world's about - different perspectives.

I'm not naive to the fact that my gender has at times helped me. Employers are now thinking, 'Let's get perspectives that are different than the ones we have.'

When I write songs, I write from a lot of perspectives.

That's what all of us, as writers, actors and comedians, set out to do - shine a light on new perspectives.

The health of democratic nations themselves depends on listening to and considering other perspectives.

I grew up in Mexico, not the U.S., and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.