Quotes About Inclusion

My race is not a better race, it is simply a different race.

Life's a party. Invite yourself.

The task is clear: to create a culture of caretaking in which no one and nowhere is thrown away, in which the inherent value of people and all life is foundational.

Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.

Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life.

We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.

Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.

I'm not interested in living in a world where my race is not a part of who I am. I am interested in living in a world where our races, no matter what they are, don't define our trajectory in life.

Everybody feels like [a misfit] at different points in their life. If you feel like who you are is right for you, then you are beautiful.

I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity

Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share in a common life.

What the homosexual wants, and here he is neither willing to compromise nor morally required to compromise — is acceptance of homosexuality as a way of life fully on a par with heterosexuality.

You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.

I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now... Come further up, come further in!

Diversity has been written into the DNA of American life; any institution that lacks a rainbow array has come to seem diminished, if not diseased.

It's OK to be different.

I believe that each of us-no matter what our age or background or walk of life-each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground.

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.

Black lives, of course, matter. I spent 50 years of my life fighting for civil rights and for dignity, but if you don't want me to be here, that's OK. I don't want to out-scream people.

I'm albino, my family is white, but I was really raised, and taught my important life lessons, by the black community.

A man of quality is never threatened by a woman of equality.

I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences.