“I am but a farmer of assimilation, and I know,
I won't get to see the saplings turn savannah.
But someday humankind will stand up and say,
Glory be to them, who toiled for our humanistana!”
Source: Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown
“People here liked to say they rooted for the underdog, but some of them got real quiet when the underdog was different from them.”
Source: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
“All utopias are depressing because they leave no room for chance, for difference, for the 'miscellaneous'.”
Source: Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One's Books
“There is no such thing as a disability, and we say diffability, because we know you are all different, and possess different abilities.”
Source: The Light of Winter
“diversity is not, as I had once thought, a characteristic of life. It is, instead, a condition necessary for life”
Source: Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays
“Mathematics and poetry are the two ways to drink the beauty of truth.”
“I would hope that someone would step away from this book recognising that "transgender" does not encompass just one type of person.”
Source: Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary
“Leaders cannot afford to ignore or betray this diversity inherent in humanity. in fact, the fear of diversity, and the wish for uniformity, threaten the well-being of the world.”
Source: Mindfulness-Based Leadership: The Art of Being a Leader - Not Becoming One
“People come in different colours.
That makes us all unique!”
Source: The Very Different Witch
“Companies in the top quartile for diverse leadership teams outperformed less diverse peers on profitability.”
Source: Sustainable Happy Profit