Shaun King Quotes

Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.

In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.

I grew up in New York where there is such a different variety of people.

I grew up in a small Southern town, and there were white people and black people. Coming to New York to go to Columbia, every time I went into the subway I was absolutely astounded because you see people from all over the world who actually live here - who aren't just here as tourists.

I love London. It is such a melting pot. Everything is here.

Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open eyes around me that's influenced my eyes to open.

To start with, I love New York... It's a little bit of the whole world... In New York, the whole world comes to you.

I really love living in cities where the people living above, below and next to you are from totally different worlds to you.

The complex affair we call the world requires a great variety of people to keep it going.

We live in a global society, and I don't think we can talk about, quote unquote, 'American themes' anymore.

There's so much to London, so many different kinds of people and people are the key to life, but my favourite part? It's got to be Bow, where I come from.

I love L.A. partly because it feels like there are so many parts of the world in this city.

Ithaca is sort of a populated and diverse area. There's a wide spectrum of people living there. In that sense, it was a wonderful place to grow up because it was a microcosm - ultimately, I would learn - of New York City.

I lived in New York City for six years, and I was always amazed at how diverse everything was.

Being master of Urdu doesn't interest me, being part of the global society does, breathing hope into that society matters to me.

America is not a country, it is a world.

Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected.

'Time' is an internationalist publication catering to internationalist readers who are not only interested in their own backyard.

The beautiful thing about L.A. is that you have 50 countries in one county. Diversity brings power and muscle.

We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together.

I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.'

We live in a very complex world.

In the United Kingdom, we need to promote an inclusive British identity that involves and empowers people from all ethnic and faith backgrounds.

I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.