George Takei Quotes

We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family

Diversity is really a richness for mankind.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

It takes all sorts of people to make the world.

I think we need to feel, to come together, to look at our differences as a benefit to who we are as people on the same planet.

Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community.

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.

We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.

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

We are all trying to make it the best way we know how, so when we look at each other as individuals and nations, we should do so with compassion.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.

We all have our place in this diverse Spain.

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

I grew up in a neighborhood with blacks and Puerto Ricans and Italians, the whole gamut, so conveying unity has always meant a lot to me.

Nothing prevents us from being and remaining the exponents of a united humanity, when we have a country of our own. To fulfill this mission we do not have to remain literally planted among the nations who hate and despise us.

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

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.

There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.

Until we learn to honor and respect what other people believe, I think we are doomed.