Kumail Nanjiani Quotes

I have no problem being with people of different nationalities.

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

For as long as multinational communities have existed, their weak point has always been the relations between different nations.

We - what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.

Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.

It's better to live a world where you can hear different languages and sensibilities.

I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of non-Jews and a lot of non-Jewish material in front of Jews on the simple theory that the non-Jews are entitled to a glimpse of a Jewish world and the Jews are entitled to a glimpse of the world.

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.

The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society. Promote the universal principles of justice and freedom, and leave the societies elsewhere to find their model of democracy based on their collective psychology and cultural heritage.

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

There is no conflict between favouring Islamic and traditional values and being more open and international.

In our interconnected world, we must learn to feel enlarged, not threatened, by difference - that is what I have argued.

When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other countries play football. He corrected me on my geography and agreed to sit down with me anyway.

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

Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.

If people are given the chance to experience life in more than one country, they will hate a little less. It's not a miracle potion, but little by little you can solve problems in the basement of a country, not on the surface.

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.

India absorbs things; India's not a divisive place.

One of the reasons I came to Berkeley was because I saw so many students of all different colors speaking so many different languages and ferociously presenting all these different views. I thought, this is the 21st century and I want to be here!

Assimilation was never the goal of the diverse ethnic groups in America. Inclusion without discomfort is now, and ever will be, the goal.

This is a country where Jews and Arabs speak without fear. Where people come from different cultures the world over. Where everyone becomes Brazilian rapidly.

The main hope of harmony in our troubled world lies rather in the plurality of our identities, which intertwine with each other and are resistant to drastic divisions

We must see the pluralism of the world, and not bind it by seeking common denominators.

The English-Speaking race will dominate the earth a hundred years from now, if the sections do not get to fighting with each other.

If it is not possible for me to go somewhere and to be willing to encounter people with different views, then I'm really not doing my job.