Kenny Smith Quotes

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.

Everyone needs to understand that we were meant to live together in this country. We have to get to know one another; even if we don't agree, we have to enable each side to express itself.

Play well with others.

It's important for people to give every leader the chance to step forward and look for ways to have dialogue.

We can focus on differences that divide us, or we can choose to listen and learn from each other's experiences.

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.

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!

You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.

Society is unity in diversity.

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

We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.

We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

Queens is famous throughout the world for diversity and tolerance. But really it's what we have in common that makes our neighborhoods work, our students succeed, and our families able to care for children and grandparents as they can.

I have differences with every single human being I know, but that difference shouldn’t define our relationship.

Pluralism ... implies disagreement and dissension within the community.

Tolerance is common sense in a pluralistic society.

We [the Senate] are a small town of 100 people. It makes no sense to not get along with others.

We don't have to let extremists define us.

Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came from individuals with different perspectives coming together.

Let us not act out of fear and misunderstanding, but out of the values of inclusion, diversity, and regard for all that make our country great.

We care about shared values, culture and identity.

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