Inspirational quotes about diversity, equity and inclusion
“Diversity is about all of us and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” — Jacqueline Woodson
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity, there is beauty, and there is strength.” — Maya Angelou
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences.” — Audre Lorde
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” — Martin Luther King, Jr
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.” — Edward Kennedy
“Ultimately, America’s answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.” — Robert Kennedy
“Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.” — Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.” — Jesse Jackson
“It’s just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let’s start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.” – Billie Jean King
“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” – Jane Goodall
“We are all different, which is great because we are all unique. Without diversity, life would be very boring.” — Catherine Pulsifer
“We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences while pulling together for the common good.” — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“The path to diversity begins with supporting, mentoring and sponsoring diverse women and men to become leaders and entrepreneurs.” — Denise Morrison
“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” — Tim Berners-Lee
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” — Stephen R. Covey
“A lot of different flowers make a bouquet.” — Islamic Proverb
“I can do things you cannot, you can do things, I cannot. Together we can do great things.” - Mother Teresa
“The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.” - Bella Abzug
“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.” — Verna Myers
“It were not best that we should all think alike; it is the difference of opinion that makes horse races.” — Mark Twain
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” — Malala Yousafzai
“No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.” – Oprah Winfrey
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson
“We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they have all learned to live in the same box.” - Robert Fulghum
“An idea built the wall of separation between the sexes, and an idea will crumble it to dust.” — Sarah Moore Grimké
