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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant. Jimmy Carter
When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom. John Gray
But an extraterrestrial visitor examining the differences among human societies would find those differences trivial compared to the similarities. We are one species. (Humanity & Society & Difference) Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan, Cosmos: Who Speaks for Earth? PBS 1980
Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently. Rosa Luxemburg
That is the one unforgivable sin in any society. Be different and be damned! Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
It is the differences that have made us strong. Star Trek: The Next Generation s2e18: Up the Long Ladder, Picard
Do not condemn this man [Odo] because he is different than you are. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s1e4: A Man Alone, Sisko
Yes we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable. J Martin Kohe
Brian: You have to be different.
Crowd: Yes, we are all different.
Small voice in crowd: I’m not. Monty Python, Life of Brian 1979 starring Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin & Kenneth Colley & Neil Innes & Gwen Taylor & Terence Bayler & Charles McKeown & Chris Langham & John Young & Spike Milligan & George Harrison et al, director Terry Jones
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James
Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences. Mikhail Gorbachev
For all things are holy, the poet once said,
And all that is different is part of the dance.
And the web of life’s colours needs each single thread
For the dance to continue unbroken. Leon Rosselson, Intruders
With his poor childhood development record, even minor criticism would be experienced as a wound by Mugabe. He is a person who cannot tolerate difference. Being profoundly doubtful about himself, he is oversensitive to the idea that he is not as good as everyone else. People are either with him or against him. Differences of opinion are provocative and hurtful to Mugabe, who may think that compromise reduces him. The closer a compromise comes to his emotional self, the more he resists it. Heidi Holland, Dinner with Mugabe
They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he’s nothing like him, but I can see why – it’s because he’s a bit different. Kevin Keegan
You’re odd. You’re different from anybody I’ve ever met. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2009 starring Brad Pitt & Robert Towers & Peter Donald Badalamenti & Tom Everett & Spencer Daniels & Chandler Canterbury & Cate Blanchett & Elle Fanning & Julia Ormond & Taraji P Henson et al, director David Fincher
You’re different. Sooner or later different scares people. The Accountant 2016 starring Ben Affleck & Seth Lee & Anna Kendrick & J K Simmons & Jon Bernthal & Jack Presley & Jeffrey Tambor & Cynthia Addai-Robinson & John Lithgow & Jean Smart & Andy Umberger & Alison Wright et al, director Gavin O’Connor
Diversity means awareness and understanding of how other people do things differently from you. Michael Davis, Associate Professor of Education, St Cloud University
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank
There was great difference between persons, and discretion did not always accompany years nor was youth always without it. Benjamin Franklin
Whether we are Christians or Muslims or nationalists or agnostics or atheists, we must first learn to forget our differences. If we have differences, let us differ in the closet; when we come out in front, let us not have anything to argue about until we get finished arguing with the man. Malcolm X, speech Cleveland, Ohio, 3rd April 1964