20 Quotes on Diversity

Here is a collection we picked for this article. The idea is to inspire you this week, to think about the beautiful word called Diversity and how it works in Canada today.

1. “We are all different, which is great because we are all unique. Without diversity, life would be very boring.” - Catherine Pulsifer
2. “It is time for parents  to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”-  Maya Angelou
3. “Never judge someone 
   By the way, he looks 
   Or a book, by the way, it's covered; 
   For inside those tattered pages, 
   There's a lot to be discovered.” 
   ―Stephen Cosgrove

4. “We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.”- Max de Pree
5. “Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.— Malcolm Forbes
6. “A lot of different flowers make a bouquet.”- Muslim Origin
7. “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” – Winston S. Churchill

8. “When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion.”-   Ethiopian Proverb

9. “Unity and victory are synonymous.” – Samora Machel

10. “Unity is strength; division is weakness.” – Swahili Proverb
11. “There is beauty and power in unity. We must be united in heart and mind. One world, one people.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

12. “You can’t have unity without diversity.” – Richard Twiss

13. “Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop a different style.” 
    ―L. Stine

14. “Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.” 
    ―George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

15. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” 
    ―Shannon L. Alder

16. “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” 
    ―Charles de Gaulle
17. “It is never too late to give up your prejudices.” 
    ―Henry David Thoreau
18. “There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. 
    
    There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination
    they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
    
    There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of
    them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.” 
    ―Sun Tzu, The Art of War

19. “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” 
    ―Stephen R. Covey
20. “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.” 
    ―Mahatma Gandhi