I am far from perfect, but I have something else. I heard that people in the industry are longing for more personality and diversity. Perhaps I am more a ‘character’ than a model. – Saskia de Brauw
Cancer has enormous diversity and behaves differently: it’s highly mutable, the evolutionary principles are very complicated and often its capacity to be constantly mystifying comes as a big challenge. – Siddhartha Mukherjee
Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret – these symbols represent human life in all its diversity. – Tariq Ramadan
We’re stunned by the diversity of rocks. This stuff looks like it was put into a blender. – Steven Squyres
Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible. – Talcott Parsons
The lack of diversity in higher education is a problem we as a country must tackle if we’re going to live up to our promise. – Wendy Kopp
I think one of the strengths of Wisconsin’s economy is it’s diversity – and in making sure that we’re doing everything we can to have a state government that’s responsive to that and being here and encouraging people to expand their businesses here. – Tom Barrett
The thing that is so great about Ang Lee is the diversity in his filmmaking, from ‘Brokeback…’ to ‘The Hulk.’ – Sam Taylor-Johnson
If you take 100 breast-cancer samples, 100 types of cancer have 100 different hallmarks of mutated genes. You could be nihilistic and say, ‘Oh, God, we’ll never be able to tackle this!’ But there are deep, systematic, organizational principles at work in all that diversity. – Siddhartha Mukherjee
I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words ‘diversity’ and ‘tolerance’ won’t be in their vocabulary. They won’t need them – they’ll live it. – Suzy Amis
Our focus on melanin and people’s skins – can’t we talk about the diversity of ideology? Can’t we look at people for their minds and what they can contribute? And I’d like to see us go more toward a respect for people’s ability to contribute, and I actually want to get to a society where we disregard race. – Steve King
Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land. – Tariq Ramadan
Despite the amazing diversity we’re blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one of the few areas where kids are really given the opportunity to interact with those of different races and religions. – Steve Kerr
The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity. – Sigmar Gabriel
I want diversity in what I do, as that’s what helps you in the long term. It’s more fulfilling, and you’ll have a longer shelf life as an actor. – Theo James
In my late 20s, I realized that I had a very clear social conscience and strong opinions about things like diversity, equality, and education, and while I tried to become more politically literate, I just couldn’t catch on. It felt like I had walked into a movie that had already started, and no one would explain what had happened. – Tracee Ellis Ross
The current diversity visa program does a disservice to our immigration policy and to those immigrants who have moved through the more traditional process that allows them to lawfully reside in this country. – William L. Jenkins
The ‘low’ quality of many American films, and of much American popular culture, induces many art lovers to support cultural protectionism. Few people wish to see the cultural diversity of the world disappear under a wave of American market dominance. – Tyler Cowen
The Internet ethos of diversity and competition runs exactly counter to uniform, gatekeeper-oriented medical culture – the technocratic philosophy of the ‘one best way’ embodied in our pharmaceutical regulations. On the Net, medical information is abundant, and pharmacies, domestic and foreign, operate on many different models. – Virginia Postrel
I’m excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices. – Zendaya
While I started out with a vague understanding that diversity would be important, my own observations have led me to realize that achieving greater levels of diversity is in fact vital to our long-term success. – Wendy Kopp
I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth. – Stanley Baldwin
It is easy to see why a diversity of cultures should confront power with a problem. If culture is about plurality, power is about unity. How can it sell itself simultaneously to a whole range of life forms without being fatally diluted? – Terry Eagleton
One of the most heartening phenomena in today’s Britain is the great diversity of the modern nerd – the nerd is out and proud, and while she may love ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ merchandise more than is strictly warranted, she is in every way to be cherished as an exemplar of cosmopolitanism and tolerance. – Will Self
I think the more diversity that one has in his life, the happier he can be, as long as he is able to do whatever he chooses to do at that given time well. – Steven Seagal
I try to be an ethical, moral person and a nice person, and I like to have that reflected in my comedy. I’m not a mean comedian, and I don’t think that my comedy is mean. I think that for the most part, it’s more focused on the diversity that we all handle and try to provide a distraction from the disaster of modern living. – T. J. Miller
Our workforce and our entire economy are strongest when we embrace diversity to its fullest, and that means opening doors of opportunity to everyone and recognizing that the American Dream excludes no one. – Thomas Perez