Najib Razak Quotes

For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.

We must never forget that Singapore is home for all races and this harmonious relationship must not be taken for granted.

The first step toward tolerance is respect and the first step toward respect is knowledge.

But the same thing was true in the army. You slept in a barracks with all kinds of people of every nationality, every trade, every character and quality you can imagine, and that was a good experience.

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.

I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it.

This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this country should be. A place where people are appreciated for who they are.

America rests on shared values rather than shared ethnicity.

Tolerance is not really a lived virtue; it's more of a cerebral ascent.

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along.

Race prejudice can't be talked down, it must be lived down.

Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.

It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together.

Society is unity in diversity.

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

I think the world is always going to be as diverse as it always has been.

Sports is the common denominator in the world that brings everyone together. If there's any one place in the world where there is equality, it is probably sports. That was something that didn't always exist. We've come a long way in sports. Why can't society use sports as a way to bring people together and create change?

Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.

Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

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

In Sheffield, we need support from the community and for the community. We need integration with no loss of heritage, and a clear appreciation of what is and is not acceptable.

Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

Because the time has come, well and truly come, for all peoples of our great country, for all citizens of our great commonwealth, for all Australians - those who are indigenous and those who are not - to come together to reconcile and together build a new future for our nation.