Quotes About Inclusivity

powerful. Three Pines is a state of mind. When we choose tolerance over hate. Kindness over cruelty. Goodness over bullying. When we choose to be hopeful, not cynical. Then we live in Three Pines.

We look to the so-called important figures. We value the papers left behind by Premiers, Prime Ministers, Presidents—by the most prominent witnesses to history—and forget there are other witnesses. The people who actually lived it. The First Nations. The farmers. The cooks and cleaners and salespeople. The laborers. The immigrants, the minorities.

He believed a good leader was also a good follower. And he invited his team to treat each other with respect, listen to ideas, support each other.

What do lesbians do, anyway?

A great many contemporary artists from hugely diverse backgrounds are currently approaching the prospect of cultural mixing...

But gender isn't simple, much as some might want it to be. The fact that it's complicated—that there's a whole spectrum of ways of being in the world—is what makes it a blessing.

we have more in common than we have differences.

It's so easy to forget,' she murmured, 'how underneath, we're all exactly the same.

There are nonbinary people, or enbys, who see gender as a spectrum—which it is—and want to express themselves anywhere along that spectrum as an act of freedom. Sometimes people call that genderfucking or genderqueer.

Maybe there are entire worlds where there are no fences, where feeling bears you like a tide.

Lumea este alc?tuit? din toate soiurile de oameni. O armat? e alc?tuit? din mai pu?ine soiuri.

seemed everyone

Have a good heart towards strangers and new friends.

You're both a stranger and a friend. You're a friend to those who know you and a stranger to those who don't know you yet. So live by the Golden Rule.

If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.

Most gays carry an excessive amount of shame, as there is particularly strong and widespread shaming of boys who don't display the traditional masculine traits and behaviors. If you are a gay man or woman, your wounded inner preschooler needs to hear that it is perfectly okay to be who you are.

Connectors create an experience everyone enjoys.

the entire population of the world—with one minor exception—is composed of others.

Charismatic people not only want to win, they want others to win too. That creates productivity.

Cuando uno hace que las personas se sientan seguras, importantes y apreciadas, no necesitan menospreciar a los demás para aparentar que ellas son mejores».

The people around us seem to be dressed in every kind of clothing from every nation and era in human history. I see people dressed in modern military uniforms, animal skins, togas, tribal regalia, European and Japanese armor, robes, breeches, long dresses, short dresses, and suits. Some people wear not much clothing at all. It's as though we're on the back lot of a movie studio and actors from a hundred different exotic movies mingle together. But these people are real, not costumed performers.

Servant leaders should listen without judgment, be authentic, build community, share power, and develop people.6

What can I say to get others involved around the table? How can I draw them in?

You can't build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don't care about anybody in the room.