Quotes about Diversity

I have always marched to my own beat, and most frequently, it was inconsistent not only with my own immediate family, but with my culture as well.

In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. . . .

We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.

The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it. Between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past. Between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists.

We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more." - Bill Clinton

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

We need all five of them, working together. In short, apostles govern, prophets guide, evangelists gather, pastors guard, and teachers ground.

In all the miracles of Jesus recorded in Scriptures, not one of them was done the same way as the previous one.

Instead, I hope to raise the value we place on the call of God, in whatever way that call manifests in someone's life. The dentist, the lawyer, the housewife, the mechanic and all the rest are called by God to do what they do to more fully express who He is in a functioning and healthy society.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.

I want to be able to let people who aren't used to seeing a Santa of color say, 'Wow, there he is.' It's time for America to diversify.