Quotes about "Diversity & Inclusion"

Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards. ”

I still think that we have a hesitance to talk about things racial. And I think we do it at our detriment. We go from incident to incident, and we have spikes in which race becomes something that we talk about, as opposed to talking about race in those less contentious times when I think we might make more progress. ”

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. ”

The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. ”

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor. ”

I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind. ”

It's oftentimes the case that relief workers, people who've been involved in development projects and foreign assistance, have a real understanding of foreign cultures that the military desperately needs if we're going to be able to work effectively. ”

It certainly could be that there are prejudices around. I can only speak to what I have lived, and I have experienced that people have been incredibly welcoming to me as a Jewish Republican. ”

On my mom's side, the Jewish side of the family, I come from a family of musicians who are pianists, so I've always loved cultural expression. ”

I think, for me, the biggest issue is poverty in general, poverty in this time of plenty. It's reflected in homelessness. It's reflected in educational gaps. It's reflected in racial disparities. ”