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6. “America has always been a country of innovation and dynamism, entrepreneurship. And I think that one of the things that has made our country great too is its heterogeneous population where people come here from all over the world.”
Jimmy Carter
America, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Diversity, Immigration
13. “Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future.” Jack Ma Hong Kong, China, Diversity, Culture, Future
23. “Differences in opinion enrich the diversity of a nation, and ought to be cherished and respected in any free society, provided everyone remains free to disagree with one another and, most importantly, everyone remains open to rational arguments that could change your mind.” Neil deGrasse Tyson Diversity, Freedom, Society, Debate, Perspective
24. “Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.” Neil deGrasse Tyson Role Models, Inspiration, Character, Society, Diversity
30. “As men’s habits of mind differ, so that some more readily embrace one form of faith, some another, for what moves one to pray may move another to scoff, I conclude that everyone should be free to choose for himself the foundations of his creed, and that faith should be judged only by its fruits.” Baruch Spinoza Faith, Belief, Choice, Freedom, Diversity
46. “Being tolerant does not mean acquiescing to the intolerable; it does not mean covering up disrespect; it does not mean coddling the aggressor or disguising aggression. Tolerance is the virtue that teaches us to live with the different. It teaches us to learn from and respect the different.” Paulo Freire Tolerance, Respect, Diversity, Justice, Understanding
50. “Many of the problems facing us may be soluble, but only if we are willing to embrace brilliant, daring and complex solutions. Such solutions require brilliant, daring and complex people. I believe that there are many more of them around – in every nation, ethnic group and degree of affluence – than we realize.” Carl Sagan Solutions, Innovation, Diversity, Complexity, Humanity
Diversity Quotes by Famous Authors
6. “America has always been a country of innovation and dynamism, entrepreneurship. And I think that one of the things that has made our country great too is its heterogeneous population where people come here from all over the world.”
Jimmy Carter America, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Diversity, Immigration
13. “Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future.”
Jack Ma Hong Kong, China, Diversity, Culture, Future
23. “Differences in opinion enrich the diversity of a nation, and ought to be cherished and respected in any free society, provided everyone remains free to disagree with one another and, most importantly, everyone remains open to rational arguments that could change your mind.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson Diversity, Freedom, Society, Debate, Perspective
24. “Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson Role Models, Inspiration, Character, Society, Diversity
30. “As men’s habits of mind differ, so that some more readily embrace one form of faith, some another, for what moves one to pray may move another to scoff, I conclude that everyone should be free to choose for himself the foundations of his creed, and that faith should be judged only by its fruits.”
Baruch Spinoza Faith, Belief, Choice, Freedom, Diversity
46. “Being tolerant does not mean acquiescing to the intolerable; it does not mean covering up disrespect; it does not mean coddling the aggressor or disguising aggression. Tolerance is the virtue that teaches us to live with the different. It teaches us to learn from and respect the different.”
Paulo Freire Tolerance, Respect, Diversity, Justice, Understanding
50. “Many of the problems facing us may be soluble, but only if we are willing to embrace brilliant, daring and complex solutions. Such solutions require brilliant, daring and complex people. I believe that there are many more of them around – in every nation, ethnic group and degree of affluence – than we realize.”
Carl Sagan Solutions, Innovation, Diversity, Complexity, Humanity
