Diversity Quotes

Quotes are submitted by members of DAC.
 

"Your significance is not in your similarity to others.   It is in your differences."   Unknown

"Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it."    Muhammad Ali

"We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us--not our effects on others."   Pearl Bailey

"To succeed internationally, we need to understand the cultures of the world; and we have all the cultures of the world represented right here - a tremendous competitive advantage."   Ernest Thompson, Proctor and Gamble

"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."   James Baldwin

"When you think you have mastered diversity, try again!"   Unknown

"If I say I don't care if people are black, white, yellow, red, purple or green forgive me.   There are no purple or green people."   Unknown

"No two people are alike and both of them are happy for it!"   Steve Richards

"You can't tell someone's native language by their laugh."   Steve Richards

"Diversity - it's not an obligation - it's an opportunity."   Morgan Stanley

"People are the happiest and most productive when they can be themselves."   Tina Bates

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."   John Suarez

"We all smile in the same language."   Mark Vardell

"When you are surrounded by sameness, you get only variations on the same."   Kevin Sullivan, VP of HR at Apple Computers

"Life is soft and tender, do not puncture it with hate." Grace Robbins

"For all our differences, we share one world. To be tolerant is to welcome the differences and delight in the sharing."   Unknown