Herb Alpert Quotes

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.

Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences.

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

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

'Star Trek' is about acceptance, and the strength of the Starship Enterprise is that it embraces diversity in all its forms.

One reason I'm grateful to call Hawai'i home is that the people of these islands embrace diversity and celebrate the colorful fabric of race, ethnicity, and religion that make up our people, place, and culture.

We are not taught "love thy neighbor unless their skin is a different color from yours " or "love thy neighbor unless they don't make money as you do" or "love thy neighbor unless they don't share your belies." We are taught "love thy neighbor". No exceptions. We are all in this together - every single one of us. And the only way we are going to survive as a society is through compassion. A Great Community does not mean we all think the same things or do the same things. It simply means we are willing to work together and are willing to love despite our differences.

I think, certainly, Barack Obama has created an opportunity for America to understand that diversity is a blessing, diversity is a strength. It isn't necessarily something to be concerned about. And I think, at the end of the day, we're going to learn that this country operates best when it celebrates and surrounds itself and appreciates diversity, and doesn't shun it.

Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.

If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.

Our problem is not to submit to the differences but to overcome them.

It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

New York accepts everybody. It doesn't matter your sex, color, religion. Everybody works together to create a better life.

We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.

The problem is not how to wipe out all differences, but how to unite with all differences intact.

How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance -- the one value that is indispensable in creating community.

Let us not torment each other because we are not all alike, but believe that God knew best what He was doing in making us so different. So will the best harmony come out of seeming discords, the best affection out of differences, the best life out of struggle, and the best work will be done when each does his own work, and lets every one else do and be what God made him for.

Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.

The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace

We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration.

We come in many different shapes and sizes, and we need to support each other and our differences. Our beauty is in our differences.