Andrew Young Quotes

Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace.

I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day.

If we are going to teach the world not to hate the other, then we will have to start with children.

We need to educate young people, give them the possibility to understand that the diversity is positive, to feel and experience it, so that they can then join forces in promoting more diverse world.

It matters so much that from a very early age we encounter different kinds of different people, because that's what real life should be about as well.

I felt like there was something I needed to do - speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.

Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule.

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.

At the end of the day, people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.

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

It's no longer good enough for us to tell kids who are different that it's gonna get better. We have to make it better now.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.

All my life I've been looking for diversity.

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

Diversity means understanding.

We've known for a long time, and I think culturally we've accepted, that diversity is an important thing in the work of knowledge.

What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.

Diversity is … the sometimes painful awareness that other people, other races, other habits of mind, have as much integrity of being, as much claim upon the world, as you do.

Experience tells us that people are not born with the innate ability nor the wish to see the Other as an equal individual in society. Pride in one’s separate identity can be so strong that it obscures the intrinsic value of other identities. Pluralism is a value that must be taught.

Now that we have the revolutionary spirit, we must not lose sight of the brotherhood awareness. Temper the revolutionary spirit. Culture identification is needed, but we must not let it lead us to hatred. We can become intoxicated and lose sight of our real goal to fully participate in the political system of the United States.

Education helps one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.

This Machine Kills Hate

I believed in the goodness of the Australian people; I believed they did not want to be attacking each other, and from those thoughts, I got the idea of Reconciliation in the campaign slogan and of turning this into something practical by calling a summit to bring representatives of all sections of society together, from the wealthiest to the poor.

When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.