#diversity

Watch other people for clues about who they are, not just clues about how much they are or are not like you. ↗

— Patti Digh

#diversity #pay-attention #life

If you currently travel abroad or plan to in the future, make sure you understand the cultural convention of the country that you are visiting. Particularly with regard to greetings. If someone gives you a weak hand-shake, don't grimace. If anyone takes your arm, don't wince. If you are in the Middle East and a person wants to hold your hand, hold it. If you are a man visiting Russia, don't be surprised when your male host kisses your cheek, rather than hand. All of these greetings are as natural as way to express genuine sentiments as an American handshake. I am honored when an Arab or Asian man offers to take my hand because I know that it is a sign of high respect and trust. Accepting these cultural differences is the first step to better understanding and embracing diversity. ↗

— Joe Navarro

#respect #sentiments #touch #nature

Along with the mystical wonderment and sense of ecological responsibility that comes with the recognition of connectedness, more disturbing images come to mind. When applied to economics, connectedness seems to take the form of chain stores, multinational corporations, and international trade treaties which wipe out local enterprise and indigenous culture. When I think of it in the realm of religion, I envision smug missionaries who have done such a good job of convincing native people everywhere that their World-Maker is the same as God, and by this shoddy sleight of hand have been steadily impoverishing the world of the great fecundity and complex localism of belief systems that capture truths outside the Western canon. And I wonder—if everything's connected, does that mean that everything can be manipulated and controlled centrally by those who know how to pull strings at strategic places? ↗

— Malcolm Margolin

#control #disconnection #diversity #religion

The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

#birth #crete #death #delight #diversity

One thing that I feel very, very strongly is that we talk about Islamic countries, Islamic people, Islamic leaders, as either moderates or extremists. It's almost like there are only two categories of Muslims. And actually, that doesn't show respect. It shows lack of understanding of the diversity of Muslim thought. ↗

— David Miliband

#actually #almost #categories #countries #diversity

If diversity is what is a central value in every selective university in the United States, then it ought to be seen as a compelling interest by the Supreme Court. ↗

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

#compelling #court #diversity #every #interest

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music. ↗

— Krist Novoselic

#get #i #immerse #just #like

Taste is developed by the diversity of the products one can sample. I think our children today may be missing an education about food. We must teach them to know their cuisine and to know the equilibrium of nourishment. That is very important for health. ↗

— Joel Robuchon

#children #cuisine #developed #diversity #education

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods. ↗

— David Soul

#diversity #eat #foods #i #i love

Diversity gives our city a competitive edge. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#competitive #diversity #edge #gives #our