Jessica Williams Quotes

I've never bothered about my color. I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love. Maybe. I don't have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.

I grew up in New York City, a town with different races, religions, and peoples. It breeds tolerance.

I don't want to get rid of the typical Dutch tolerance.

It is so important for European countries, post-Second World War, to prove that they can be successful multiethnic and multiracial democracies. I think we in Britain have had great success in avoiding the hatreds and prejudices of the past.

Diversity, it is good. This country has been built by diversity. But diversity in sharing of values? For me, it's not good.

We must never forget that Singapore is home for all races and this harmonious relationship must not be taken for granted.

There are many pointers in the Bible concerning the rightness, the goodness, the beauty, the justice, the preciousness of racial harmony and diversity.

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 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.

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

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 made a lot of friends at school, and they were all Africans. I could have felt very different. I didn't feel different, I didn't notice the color of their skin, I didn't notice the color of my skin and I have remembered that all my life.

In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.

Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified by the cult of multiculturalism.

Tolerance is forced on people in London.

Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.

Americans don't care what your language is, your race is, whatever. Everyone is there to do their own thing and be successful. I wish people in Britain would be more positive.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.

From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.

I think it's something that needs to be said - that there are interracial marriages out there, and the couples live happy lives, and there's nothing wrong with it.

We've known for a long time, and I think culturally we've accepted, that diversity is an important thing in the work of knowledge.

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order

The white and colored people of this country [can] be blended into a common nationality…

This is a country where Jews and Arabs speak without fear. Where people come from different cultures the world over. Where everyone becomes Brazilian rapidly.