Georg Simmel Quotes

For most people, using the Internet broadens their sense of who 'we' is and actually ends up leaving us in a place of greater compassion and understanding. It leaves us more connected to a larger group of people and more at one with a lot more people in our community.

If you aren't just brought up in your tribe but interact with other people either directly or vicariously, through journalism and literature, you see what life is like from other points of view and are less likely to demonize them or dehumanize others and more likely to empathize with them.

The world is far more interconnected today. Hence the need to understand each other is greater than ever before.

As an actor, you come in contact with so many different people and cultures. It makes you a more accepting person.

I make it my business to be around people that don't look like me or think like me or act like me. I want to learn from them.

You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the more you can create situations and experiences that give you new perspective, the better.

I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of non-Jews and a lot of non-Jewish material in front of Jews on the simple theory that the non-Jews are entitled to a glimpse of a Jewish world and the Jews are entitled to a glimpse of the world.

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

Diversity really means becoming complete as human beings - all of us. We learn from each other. If you're missing on that stage, we learn less. We all need to be on that stage.

We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.

In our interconnected world, we must learn to feel enlarged, not threatened, by difference - that is what I have argued.

It's just so cool when you meet people who are different than you are. That can give you a different perspective, a viewpoint on life, or inspire you. I mean, what would the world be like if we were all the same? I think it would be very boring.

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.

We - what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.

As for my 'real life,' yes, I do have friends who are different from me, and I find it refreshing being around them.

What I do is I always try to educate myself about my neighbors, about the people I meet.

I would say get to know somebody who isn't exactly like you and doesn't come from the same background as you, educate yourself and then just keep showing up. Finding ways to show up for people and your voice will come out of that relationship and out of your pursuit to seeing people who aren't exactly like you.

I'm very curious. I feel more comfortable surrounded by people not like me.

You can learn a lot when you're around people that are completely different than yourself.

I love meeting new people, different cultures. I love that.

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.

If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes.

I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it.

Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options.