Quotes About Diversity

Quello che non sopporto è che tutti non siano come me

Only if we manage to see the universe as a single entity, in which every part reflects the whole and whose great beauty lies precisely in its variety, will we be able to understand exactly who and where we are. Letters agains the war: Letter from Orsigna, 2001.

Il problema è che fino a quando penseremo di avere il monopolio del bene, fino a che parleremo della nostra come LA civiltà, ignorando le altre, non saremo sulla buona strada.

Avanzar, buscar, buscar lo otro. Ocuparse de todo lo que es distinto. Salir de los caminos trazados. Viajar ha sido importantísimo para mí. Esa sensación de descubrimiento ha sido importantísima. Ésa era mi vida, no me detenía nada.

Il problema è che fino a quando penseremo di avere il monopolio del <>, fino a che parleremo della nostra come LA civiltà, ignorando le altre, non saremo sulla buona strada".

The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring kind of conformity.

Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.

if we are going to continue to be proud that we are Americans, there must be no weakening of the code by which we have lived; by the right to meet your accuser face to face, if you have one; by your right to go to the church or the synagogue or even the mosque of your own choosing; by your right to speak your mind and be protected in it. Ladies and gentlemen, the things that make us proud to be Americans are the soul and the spirit.

To be published as a "woman of color" makes me squiggle on a pin: I want to be read by white people, and not just white people who are interested in "black" writing. I want even my speaking about color to speak in some universal way.

Si hay tantas opiniones como cabezas hay igualmente tantas maneras de amar como corazones" Ana Karenina / Tolstoi

Creo -dijo Ana jugando con un guante- que si hay tantas opiniones como cabezas, también hay tantas maneras de amar como corazones

Je crois que s'il y a autant d'opinions que de têtes, il y a aussi autant de façons d'aimer qu'il y a de coeurs.

Every happy family is happy in the same way. Every unhappy family is unhappy in different ways.

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.

Education is the foundation of a better society, one that values diversity, critical thinking, and a commitment to social justice.

There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others.

We are, in fact, a nation of immigrants. It's just a question of whether we're going to celebrate that and invest in it, or whether we're going to ignore it and deny it.

I think the greatest legacy of the civil rights movement is that it made America a better place for all of us, regardless of race or ethnicity.

I would say to any young student today: Learn the language of the world. Get to know the language of the world because that's the way you're going to be able to communicate and have an impact.

was obviously in debt to Carl Jung's distinction between introverts and extraverts, he

It is a myth that there is one "creative personality." Something all creative people seem to share is complexity—they "tend to bring the entire range of human possibilities within themselves.

Stereotyping) is only for those without the imagination to see people as they are instead of being like someone else they understand.

Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit - maybe sweet and salty, maybe salty-savory, but Asian kind of works around, plus you have that distinct flavor that's usually working in Asian food.

Think about cuisine: Most probably, your great-grandparents never encountered a market offering Chinese dumplings, Bombay lime pickle, lemongrass curry, tiramisu, and gnocci, but these foods are now an integral part of the modern world.