Marcel Wanders Quotes

Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do.

All my life I've been looking for diversity.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

Let a hundred flowers bloom.

Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.

When material comes to me, I don't care where it's coming from. Japan, Singapore, China, Africa... it could be from everywhere. The material should excite me. It's not important where it's coming from.

I have learned to create from a hybridized point of view. It's an asset - something rather liberating.

While I was a student at The Cooper Union, they discouraged too much of a focus on any one medium, and it helped me try new and different things.

Bangkok is one of those places where it's so rich and full of tradition, but they're so open to different people - different gender expressions and gender identities. As a gay man, I never once felt uncomfortable there. As a black man, I never once felt uncomfortable.

I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant.

Young people - and skaters - are very, very open-minded.

People like me thought America was the best place to be creative, to be free to create, to have the freedom to be who you are.

London is full of creative people - you can never say that it's not.

Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love about my work.

What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark.

Diversity is America's most valuable resource. It is what makes us the most innovative nation on Earth.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

To me, the good thing about living in L.A. is diversity in lifestyle choices, color, and religion.

What I loved the most about Oakland was that all of my neighbors came in as many colors, ideas, and religions as there are people on the planet. How lucky I was to know so many people that were so different and yet so much alike!

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds.

You can't be all of the people you're influenced by, so you make your own filter and create your own beautiful, unique thing in the world. Soak up the world, man, and make something of your own.

I love to work with performers that are very different to me.

Everyone in New York is fluid and thinking and inspiring each other.

Hawaii is a special place because we have a very diverse population there, who are very respectful and tolerant of those who have differing opinions and different views.

I think Maine needs people. It needs diversity. It needs to be able to respect people. Openness is crucial for this state because we don't want to be known for having the oldest state in the nation. We want young families.