Quotes About Diversity

I think there are multiple studies now to demonstrate that diversity, a better balance between genders, but also between different fields as well, is actually conducive to better growth, better bottom line, better results.

I'm double majoring in social studies - which is sociology, anthropology, economics, and philosophy - and African-American studies.

I was an international studies major.

I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.

It's very lonely being a prominent black intellectual at an institution where you're the only prominent black intellectual. That was the model that was followed in the late 60s when black studies started. You'd get one here and one there and one here, like Johnny Appleseed.

As in all of biology, comparative studies showing differences among species are often helpful for a better understanding of the basic mechanisms; with all its advantages, there is a danger of clinging exclusively to one model organism.

Numerous studies, and my own experience as a serial entrepreneur, have proven that companies with a diverse management team provide greater financial returns to investors.

Importing foreign labor has always been the American way, beginning with 4 million slaves from Africa. Later came the Jews and Poles, the Hungarians, Italians and Irish, the Chinese and Japanese - everything you learned in sixth grade social studies about the great American melting pot.

African elephants have long been thought of as a single species, but a critical mass of genetic studies now proves there are two.

I did French, history, biology, chemistry, and general studies at A level.

I ended up going into the Master's program for Asian-American studies at UCLA, in part because I was passionate about it, but also because I wanted to keep acting in the theater group that we founded.

When in school, I was interested in many things other than studies.

I have taught Philosophy, Religious Studies, English Literature, Cultural Studies, Writing and Publishing Studies, Critical Thinking.

I graduated with a foreign affairs/Middle East studies degree with a minor in Arabic from UVA in 2002.

When I came back to Canada after my graduate studies, I founded the first organization in Canada focused on political under-representation and trying to change that, and to support a whole new generation of public policy leaders from marginalized groups.

I always feel I could be like Toni Collette, going between big studio things and indie films. That would be feasible.

It doesn't matter if they're famous or not - I just want to meet other creative people who can maybe bring something different to the studio than what I have. I think that's the most important thing for me.

I met will.i.am in the studio and played him a couple of songs and he liked them. We're similar but there's nobody in my lane doing what I'm doing.

I was the first black director on 'Dallas.' I drove my car into the studio lot and the guard asked me who I was delivering to.

If a studio sees that a female can bring in audiences, then they're going to make movies with that person.

I'm very lucky to work in so many different arenas of the entertainment industry and I do enjoy them all, but making music - original music - in the studio or live onstage is definitely my favorite thing to do.

Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers.

There are a lot of characters that you can get into that don't exist in the studio world.

I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.