990 Quotes About Diversity

One sky, many lands.One story, many books.One truth, many interpretations.One road, many paths.One God, many religions.

This culture [Microsoft's culture] needs to be a microcosm of the world we hope to create outside the company. One where builders, makers, and creators achieve great things. But, equally important, one where every individual can be their best self, where diversity of skin color, gender, religion, and sexual orientation is understood and celebrated.

The pipeline assumes a passive flow of women (and men) from one stage to the next culminating in a scientific career.

It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.

Oneself seeks to negate its own Oneness, its own singleness, through the illusion of separation for the sole purpose to escape loneliness. We only need to come to realize the above so that we can come together as One for we already are. The reason for all this diversity is companionship.

The complex mix of unique people rising from different identities, beliefs, education, gender, upbringing, point of views and ethnicity have unequal sense in their impact in other’s status, opportunities, resources, talents, skills and productivity. It is very good to live with cultural humility that complements competency and proficiency.” ~ an excerpt from If I Could Tell You

I WONDER IT HEAVEN GOT A GAY GHETTOLorde know(s) cis-hets don`t like meBaldwin know(s) how white homos exoticize meI hope heaven got a gay ghettoWhere my QPOC family don`t feel shameDon`t feel too brown or blackOr femme or phatDon`t get shame for being freeDon`t get lonely, don`t get sa(i)dYou know, he`s gunna meet white jesusShiet, he probably already got a picurewith white jesussigned and framed on his wallMother Mary // Virgin Mother // fucker

Difference is the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth, and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.

The student asked: What should I be, master? River, ocean, lake or mountain or what? The master replied: Be unique! There are already many rivers, many oceans, many lakes; be something different because the world needs diversity not uniformity; it needs something nonesuch with incomparable talents!