Yara Shahidi Quotes

I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a human being or not, you know what I mean?

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.

The world does not have an Islam problem; the world has a dignity problem.

I learned tolerance at a very early age.

My naivety is to assume people will think there's compassion and solidarity in wanting to play someone even though we are not them.

As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

I love the fact that so many of my readers are intelligent, exceptional, accomplished people with an open-minded love of diversity.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

When all of us are acknowledged as the human equals that we really are, there will be no space left for bullying. It will no longer be wrong to choose one thing over another.

I think we need to treat everybody with dignity.

You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

The true measure of a civilization is the respect it pays to minorities and strangers.

You can legislate against discrimination, but you can't legislate compassion, understanding and good will.

Golden Rule: Don’t ignore those lower down on the food chain, they can be your shock absorbers...

To me you cannot be fully human, fully civilised, unless you recognise humanity in everyone.

Compassion, hope, and opportunity are some of the most fundamentally American values that we should fight like hell to protect.

I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.

I tell everyone that works for me not to look down on people. If you're nice to people and take a minute to talk with them, it's good for business whether or not they buy anything. Just because they don't look like they have money doesn't mean they're poor.

We're all human, and part of being human is showing respect and support for others' life choices.