Gerald Chertavian Quotes

In a post-9/11 world, diversity has become even more important.

L.A.'s become so cosmopolitan in its casting and also in its world view.

The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women.

I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.

I got exposed to so many different cultures and people.

Foreign students add cultural value to their British peers, who need an international outlook.

The world is diverse, and having a professional team that mirrors the world is going to be more helpful for us.

I grew up with all cultures in the world.

Growing up biracial and speaking four languages - French, Chinese, Portuguese, and English - gave me a different lens. I was always very acutely aware of coming from a different perspective. I think that definitely contributed to what I chose to do with my life.

It's a wonderful thing to see a segment of our population that is open and eager to learn more about Chinese culture. It has filtered into the mainstream. You see credit-card ads on TV with white couples and Chinese babies.

I have no problem being with people of different nationalities.

I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who looked like me.

I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

I wanted to work with people from the world, with different minds and different visions.

Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.

In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.

PepsiCo did not have a woman in the senior ranks, nor a foreign-born person who was willing to think differently.

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.

I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language.

In a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity.

The longer you work here, diverse it gets.

I was a lot more cultured than the other kids in my high school. Because I traveled, I understood different cultures and had a more worldly view. Most of the people I went to high school with had never been outside of California.

Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my home town was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me.

You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite.

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.