Ted Wheeler Quotes

I love diversity.

In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.

Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think this is a time of great inclusion. It's not men, it's not women alone. Whether it's geographic, it's approach, it's your style, it's your way of learning, the way you want to contribute, it's your age - it is really broad.

All my life I've been looking for diversity.

I celebrate diversity. It's what makes us great.

Freedom is found in pluralism.

Tolerance is common sense in a pluralistic society.

We need not think alike to love alike.

One of my core values is diversity of everything.

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a strong advocate for diversity across all dimensions.

I believe in diversity in thought, in culture, and all sort of things.

The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences; a country that respects all, regardless of their differences; a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

It is our responsibility to find God in someone who is different from us. I think that God basically says, 'I created diversity on purpose, and it is your responsibility to figure out how to make it work.'

What I loved the most about Oakland was that all of my neighbors came in as many colors, ideas, and religions as there are people on the planet. How lucky I was to know so many people that were so different and yet so much alike!

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

I want a world where everything is welcome, everything is valid, everything is acknowledged, embraced, and accepted. To me, that's a perfect world.

I'm pretty open to all walks of life.

Diversity means understanding.

Throughout my work is the idea, over and over, that we must all learn to respect one another.

Our goal should be to understand our differences.

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

We should do more than tolerate our diversity. We should honor and celebrate it..

We are for allowing difference and respecting difference until difference doesn't make a difference any more.

One people out of many.