“Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.” ~ Denis Leary
Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
Diversity Quote: “Racism isn’t born folks…
Posted in Quotes on August 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Diversity Quote: “Racism is a grown-up disease…
Posted in Quotes on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it.” – Ruby Bridges Hall
Diversity Quote: “America is not like a blanket…
Posted in Quotes on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
America is not like a blanket – one piece of unbroken cloth. America is more like a quilt – many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven together by a common thread.” ~ Rev. Jesse Jackson
Diversity Quote: “Diversity is the one true thing…
Posted in Quotes on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it everyday! ~ Unknown
Quote: “It is not our differences that divide us…”
Posted in Quotes on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It is not our differences that divide us.
It is our inability to recognize, accept,
and celebrate those differences. ~ Audre Lorde
Quote: “Stereotypes” by Margaret Mead
Posted in Quotes on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that with each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.” ~ Margaret Mead
Quote: Mister Rogers, “We want to raise our children…”
Posted in Quotes on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
by Mister Rogers
We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others.
Free Poster (Diversity Quote): “The highest result of education is tolerance” ~ Helen Keller
Posted in Finds, Facts & Fun, Quotes on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Quote: “I detest racialism, because…” ~ Nelson Mandela
Posted in Quotes on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Quote: “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound…”
Posted in Quotes on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote: “Race is a Pigment of Your Imagination”
Posted in Quotes on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Quote: “My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.” ~ William Lloyd Garrison
Posted in Quotes on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.” ~ William Lloyd Garrison
Quote: “Prejudice is a Burden that Confuses the Past” ~Maya Angelou
Posted in Quotes on September 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.”
Quote: Injustice
Posted in Quotes on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote: “Stereotypes”
Posted in Quotes on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Stereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning.”
~ Unknown
Quote: No One is Born Hating Another Person
Posted in Quotes on July 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Quote: One of the Reasons People Cling to Their Hates
Posted in Quotes on July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” ~ James Baldwin
Quote: Great Achievements are Not Born from a Single Vision
Posted in Quotes on July 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Great achievements are not born from a single vision but from the combination of many distinctive viewpoints. Diversity challenges assumptions, opens minds, and unlocks our potential to solve any problems we may face.” ~ Source Unknown
Quote: Make the World Safe for Diversity
Posted in Quotes, tagged differences, diversity, john f. kennedy, quote on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” ~ John F. Kennedy
Quote: Diversity Makes for a Rich Tapestry
Posted in Quotes, tagged diversity, equality, equity, unity on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“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.” ~ Maya Angelou
