Paul Valery Quotes

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

I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences.

'Star Trek' is about acceptance, and the strength of the Starship Enterprise is that it embraces diversity in all its forms.

The beautiful thing about L.A. is that you have 50 countries in one county. Diversity brings power and muscle.

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

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.

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order

We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength.

That differences of race, color, and creed are natural, and that diverse groups, institutions, and ideas are stimulating factors in the development of man; That to promote harmony in diversity is a responsible task of religion and statesmanship; That since no individual can express the whole truth, it is essential to treat with understanding and good will those whose views differ from our own; That by the testimony of history intolerance is the door to violence, brutality and dictatorship; and That the realization of human interdependence and solidarity is the best guard of civilization.

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.

We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism.

One reason I'm grateful to call Hawai'i home is that the people of these islands embrace diversity and celebrate the colorful fabric of race, ethnicity, and religion that make up our people, place, and culture.

Our nation's multiculturalism is what makes us so special as a nation.

My country is nothing if not diverse.

We are a pluralistic Nation composed of very distinct groups, each bound together by ethnicity, race, or religion - each group proud of its identity and committed to its faith and traditions. Yet despite these differences, we can be bound together into a broader community.

The key to India's success is its diversity. Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique. In this land we find a mix of states and regions, religions, languages, cultures, lifestyles and much more. We are so different and yet so similar and united.

Multiculturalism is a bed of beautiful roses that has some thorns, so we just have to be careful not to get pricked or to prick one another.

Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences.

Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.

What people often mean by getting rid of conflict is getting rid of diversity, and it is of the utmost importance that these should not be considered the same.

The problem is not how to wipe out all differences, but how to unite with all differences intact.

We are all one. Ours is not a better way, ours is merely another way.

Two races share today the soil of Canada. These people had not always been friends. But I hasten to say it. There is no longer any family here but the human family. It matters not the language people speak, or the altars at which they kneel.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.