I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time.

Sometimes they are the best way to say what needs to be said.

Marva Collins

 

The sustainable integration of diversity and inclusion can be quite complex and textured in many organizations; yet, diversity, as a value, is a profoundly simple and universal principle.  We have compiled a list of our favorite quotes and proverbs from across many cultures and disciplines that continue to inspire us in our work.  We hope you enjoy them!

 

 

There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.

Michel de Montaigne

 

Prejudices cannot be removed by legislation. 

They yield only to patient toil and education.

Mohandas (Mahatma) K. Gandhi

 

Mitakuye Oyasin.  (We are all related.)

Lakota Proverb

 

We have become, not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic.  Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

Jimmy Carter

 

We all live with the objective of being happy

our lives are all different, yet the same.

Anne Frank

 

Don't tolerate me as different. 

Accept me as a part of the normalcy.

Ann Northrop

 

Diversity - the art of thinking independently together.

Malcolm Forbes

 

Diversity is not about how we differ. 

Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness.

Ola Joseph

 

Understand the differences. 

Act on the commonalities.

Andrew Monsando

 

A knowledge of different literatures is the best way to free one's self from the tyranny of any of them.

Jose Marti

 

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

 

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.

Margaret Mead

 

The longer we listen to one another--with real attention--the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.

Barbara Deming

 

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

W. H. Auden

 

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Whoopi Goldberg

 

Every individual matters.

Every individual has a role to play. 

Every individual makes a difference.

Jane Goodal

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