Pete Cashmore Quotes

One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible.

I love human beings. I believe that there is so much to learn from every person you meet, including a child.

The world is far more interconnected today. Hence the need to understand each other is greater than ever before.

My company, East West, was founded on the premise that people need to group together and not be xenophobic, parochial, or provincial.

People are so much more interested in making connections, and finding common ground, and sharing experiences than sometimes their governments are.

Why can't we all just get along?

For most people, using the Internet broadens their sense of who 'we' is and actually ends up leaving us in a place of greater compassion and understanding. It leaves us more connected to a larger group of people and more at one with a lot more people in our community.

We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now.

I think one of the most beautiful things about YouTube is that it makes the world a smaller place. You realize that we're all different, but we're all the same. And if you think about it, it's a beautiful concept.

Society is unity in diversity.

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship.

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.

I think, really, that the only way a person can open their heart to someone who is so much another is really by knowing them... whether that's in a classroom, or a soccer team, or a food pantry, or any of those things. I mean, we're kind of more alike than we are different.

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together.

We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.

In this age of growing interconnectedness, we understand that turning our backs on the world is simply not an option.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

I've danced all over the world, and people are people. We cannot cut off from each other in life. In order to lead, you can't do that.

People need to spread love towards strangers. We all bleed the same blood and we are all part of a global community now.

Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

The telegraph would bind man to his fellow-man in such bonds of amity as to put an end to war.

I guess I just don't see America as separate from Vietnam or Ethiopia. This mentality of 'our team's better than yours' - it's a high school idea. My kids don't see those dividing lines, and I don't want to either.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.

At the end of the day, I believe we can all work to foster a spirit of compassion, understanding, and awareness within our communities.