Harry S. Truman Quotes

To be an American is to be part of the world because America, all the people of the world come to America.

We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut.

If I were king of the world there wouldn't be boat people, there would only be people coming in boats. I would mix us all up so that we were all exactly one shade of each other.

People of faith, people of no faith, people of different faith, that's what America is all about; it's bringing that diversity into and challenge of the different ideas that motivate people in our country. That's what makes America work.

You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.

I don't believe in frontiers, and I don't believe in races or nationalities.

Assimilation is what has made America great.

… my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and government orders

Discrimination still exists. Some people feel that their own beliefs are being threatened. Some are unhappy about unfamiliar cultures. They all need to be reassured that there is so much to be gained by reaching out to others; that diversity is indeed a strength and not a threat.

Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity...[For] we are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.

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

If the United States is the melting pot of the world, you need entertainment - you need visuals that represent that.

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

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.

It may be the optimist in me, but I think America has a uniquely powerful and capacious glue internally. The American identity has always been ethnically and religiously neutral, so within one generation you have Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Jamaican-Americans - they feel American. It's a huge success story.

The beauty of America is that I don't have to deny my past to affirm my present. No one does. We can love this nation like a parent and still embrace our ancestral home like cherished grandparents.

The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.

I am the son of a small and far-away nation and the other laureates have all come from different countries from all over the world and we all were equally received here with signs of sympathy.

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.

We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

Everyone should be proud of who they are and where they come from because America is a big melting pot of diverse ethnicities. It's great to be part of this wonderful country.

Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America.