Quotes About Diversity

Having a baby had always seemed the easiest and most natural thing to do, and I had never felt - even in my most furtive days of coming out - that being gay would mean I could not become a mother.

What is certain is that plurality and diversity are not, and never can be, a natural 'byproduct' of unregulated market forces.

I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.

We need fuel diversity as far as the generation of electricity because you can only get so much natural gas through the pipelines.

The fuel for evolution is diversity, with natural selection leading to continuous adaptations and improvements in Nature's handiwork.

Kids are naturally curious about what they don't know, or don't understand, or what is foreign to them. They only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that way and censors that natural curiosity.

Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.

The natures of men and women are very mixed, and for me, the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman, too. It's impossible not to mix them!

We developed a capacity for language 50,000 to 100,000 years ago . The first modern humans began migrating out of Africa as much as 120,000 years ago . Once upon a time , almost all of us lived in Africa . And we were all black .

Do what you do. This Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, Twelfth Night, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, St. Paddy's Day, and every day henceforth. Just do what you do. Live out your life and your traditions on your own terms. If it offends others, so be it. That's their problem.

If there was no New Orleans, America would just be a bunch of free people dying of boredom. -Judy Deck in an e-mail sent to Chris Rose

Dear America, I suppose we should introduce ourselves: We're South Louisiana...You probably already know that we talk funny and listen to strange music and eat things you'd probably hire an exterminator to get out of your yard. We dance even if there's no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large and, frankly,we're suspicious of others who don't.

Real life is a story too, only much more complicated...the world is a library and you'll never get to read the same book twice.

Spinoza - la fonction de l'État est de garantir aux individus la liberté de leurs cultes et de leurs croyances sans en privilégier aucun ni aucune parmi eux.

in our quest for spiritual discovery we found that God moves in many mysterious ways. He is active in other continents, and I quickly realized that the church is much bigger than I ever thought it could be.

Cooperation was possible; he'd seen it. Every individual was unique—and could grow.

By its simple shape, circle includes everyone without distinction, welcomes and invites all to participate, and creates equality among those gathered.

But someone had been in here, probably a large African-American fairy godfather, for laid out on the bed was a dress

It seemed all Englishmen imagined one had to attend Oxford, dress in black and breathe the air of Britain to understand the workings of business. Business, he could have informed them, varied not a whit anywhere in the world.

It wasn't about a women's weight, it was about who they were, if that brightness shone through their eyes and skin and hair. Ricco found beauty in art. Women were a form of art. All shapes and sizes. All body types.

Torpedo Ink welcomes opinions, and we listen to everyone with equal attention. Say what you want, baby. You're free.

He knew from experience the people in the sleepy little coastal town were not easily impressed. No amount of money, fame, or title earned one deference. Everyone was treated the same, from the poorest to the richest, and there seemed to be no prejudice against religion or any other preferences. It was why he had chosen the town. A man could be anybody here and no one cared.

Azami thought it was a miracle she managed not to roll her eyes. She was Japanese, not Chinese.

Everyone is special in there own way, Mitya, she said softly