15 Quotes by Eboo Patel

Diversity is not just about the differences you like.

A social entrepreneur is somebody who knows how to make an idea reality.

I thought about the meaning of pluralism in a world where the forces that seek to divide us are strong. I came to one conclusion: We have to save each other. It’s the only way to save ourselves.

To see the other side, to defend another people, not despite your tradition but because of it, is the heart of pluralism.

One of the best ways of showing pluralism in action is for people to do service together, and that has so many benefits.

We have to build bridges that are stronger than the bombs that other people might throw.

The question of how people orient around religion differently, or interact with one another, whether that be based on conflict or cooperation, will be one of the most engaging questions of the 21st century.

When thousands of people discover that their story is also someone else’s story, they have the chance to write a new story together.

Show me a religion that doesn’t care about compassion. Show me a religion that doesn’t care about stewardship of the environment. Show me a religion that doesn’t care about hospitality.