Diversity

Diversity: We embrace the value and power of diversity in our community.

The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. James Madison
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
Of mankind in general, the parts are greater than the whole. Aristotle
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. Jimmy Carter
If two people agree on everything, one of them is not necessary. Mrs. Billy (Ruth) Graham
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. John F. Kennedy
I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in important things, diversity; in all things, generosity. George Bush
The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men. John F. Kennedy
If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place. Margaret Mead
It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races. Mark Twain
I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stiffled. I want all the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any. Mohandas K. Gandhi
It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. Andrew J. Holmes
America is woven of many strands. I would recognize them and let it so remain. Our fate is to become one, and yet many. This is not prophecy, but description. Ralph Ellison
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. Charles Evans Hughes
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. If [people] can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Nelson Mandela
One man in his time plays many parts. William Shakespeare
Freedom rings whenever opinions clash. Adlai E. Stevenson
I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways. Jeb Bush