Quotes About Inclusion

Like the herd animals we are, we sniff warily at the strange one among us.

Cherokee's American, Ned. It don't get more American than that.

We . . . all just need to feel worthy, don't we? To be loved. To belong. Because if we don't feel that we belong somewhere, how can we ever call it home? Isn't it a most basic survival thing, because to be cast out of a group, or a herd, can mean death?

I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.

His back to the room, Jackson said, "I need a Chris." Because Chris was gay, Dare choked and Trace laughed.

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

We have not one but two former presidents of the Junior League (we knew this about them and we still embraced them as if they were normal).

Like all sororities, we find that half, maybe more, of the fun is in keeping others out. So much for the sweet part.

Girls are also human beings, a point often overlooked.

Inside, the two men holed up in Donald's office for a few minutes, where apparently no vaginas were invited.

Just because you've never felt like you fit in doesn't mean anything's wrong with you. It means you haven't found your place yet.

Been looking for you," Sam said as he opened Cole's passenger door and got in. Tanner helped himself at the driver's door, forcing Cole over so that he was sandwiched between them, coming into such a close and personal relationship with the gearshift that the two of them should have gotten a marriage license first.

People love dogs. You can never go wrong adding a dog to the story.

The married thing. Sometimes I look at it and feel like someone from a Dickens novel, standing outside in the cold and staring in at Christmas dinner.

We're all Americans tonight.

because they didn't care if their adoptive child's skin was a different color from their own. They were just looking for a child to love. And

No group is worth joining if everybody is welcome.

In one of his most famous quotations, King sadly said, "I am [ashamed] and appalled that eleven o'clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in Christian America.

he reminds us of Christ. When he asks, "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?"9 he reminds us of Christ.

Prejudice," Rickey told the table. "It reflects an attitude of a great many people in this country who don't introspect themselves very closely about their own prejudices. . . . You can't meet it with words. You can't take prejudice straight on. It must be done by proximity. Proximity! The player alongside you. No matter what the skin color or language. Win the game. Win all. Get the championship and the check that goes with it.

Whether they represent us as clowns or criminals, the main thing is that they mention us, that they concern themselves with us again and again.

What I really wanted — and needed — were friends of my own. People who would like and accept me for myself. Once

Bud Allen and Taffy Comstock? I want you two to be Leslie's special friends today. Let's show her how nice and friendly we are at Cold Spring Elementary

Clones fit in. Freaks stand out. Ask me which one I prefer.