Joe Sestak Quotes

While we celebrate our diversity, what surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.

For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.

I hope that I can find the common thread that connects us all and say: We can build a better Canada together.

I believed in the goodness of the Australian people; I believed they did not want to be attacking each other, and from those thoughts, I got the idea of Reconciliation in the campaign slogan and of turning this into something practical by calling a summit to bring representatives of all sections of society together, from the wealthiest to the poor.

The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.

Americans are at our best when we build bridges between us, not walls around us.

You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.

It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement.

We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility.

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

I will, from this day strive to forge togetherness out of our differences.

I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.

The first requisite for the progress of a nation is the brotherhood and unity amongst sections of the society.

That differences of race, color, and creed are natural, and that diverse groups, institutions, and ideas are stimulating factors in the development of man; That to promote harmony in diversity is a responsible task of religion and statesmanship; That since no individual can express the whole truth, it is essential to treat with understanding and good will those whose views differ from our own; That by the testimony of history intolerance is the door to violence, brutality and dictatorship; and That the realization of human interdependence and solidarity is the best guard of civilization.

I love being the mayor of a city that is not defined by the hate filled act of a killer, but is defined by the way we respond: The Love and Compassion and Unity.

Nothing inspires greater tolerance from the intolerant than an abundance of common and unifying beliefs, practices, rituals, institutions, and processes.

At the end of the day, I believe we can all work to foster a spirit of compassion, understanding, and awareness within our communities.

I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.

We are all neighbors. And we must love neighbors as ourselves.

While people might talk about the divisions in this country, what I've seen is that across this country, we share so much in common, we share so many values, we want to take care of one another - that's what it means to be Canadian.

Our differences needn't divide us, but unity takes work.

You cannot do politics by breaking the society into pieces or creating hatred.

In a time where there are divides between cultures and races, I would love to use my position to show that we are all the same inside and working together is the key to moving forward.

America rests on shared values rather than shared ethnicity.

As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.