Petter Stordalen Quotes

We should accept diversity and pluralism and learn to live in them, and learn how to grow in them, without losing our identity and compromising ourselves

Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.

We are not a nation that says 'don't ask, don't tell.' We are a nation that says 'out of many, we are one.'

Diversity, that is my motto.

Make the strangers welcome in this land, let them keep their languages and customs, for weak and fragile is the realm which is based on a single language or on a single set of customs

New York is about as cosmopolitan as it gets. It's a fairly mixed and woke town, so there weren't a lot of situations growing up where I felt like the outsider or the alien.

I'm very proud of the world that's embracing all these different ideas of what it is to be diverse, in 2017.

I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot.

Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.

We don't lump people by groups or special interests. And let me add, in the party of Lincoln there is no room for intolerance and not even a small corner for anti-Semitism or bigotry of any kind. Many people are welcome in our house, but not the bigots.

America at its best is inclusive and not exclusive.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.

Diversity is really a richness for mankind.

To me, the good thing about living in L.A. is diversity in lifestyle choices, color, and religion.

I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view.

It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful.

The world I live in is not all white people, not all straight people, and it's not all people who have their acts together, either.

All my life I've been looking for diversity.

Diversity gives our city a competitive edge.

I've just always been a proponent of having a lot of diversity in the shows I've done. I just think that's the world we live in.

How do I let go of Maplewood? It's like Shangri-la. It's so culturally diverse, and all my children are adopted - a transracial family. And we're not the freaks. Everybody flies their freak flag high in Maplewood!

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!

Growing up in a multicultural family, I never really felt that I was different - even though I was from most of the kids in my school. Especially with music, I try to just approach it as an equal.

I think Australia has to be a country which has the 'Welcome' sign out.

Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.