differences

It didn__ affect him because he couldn__ fathom how I felt. He never saw how I held or how I dealt. And when a breeze hits, his first thought is never a scent. We worked in different ways and different places, which were divided by a constellation.

What if the puzzle of the world was a shape you didn't fit into? And the only way to survive was to mutilate yourself, carve away your corners, sand yourself down, modify yourself to fit? How come we haven't been able to change the puzzle instead?

Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. It is the fastest way to bring the world closer together and to Truth. Through understanding, people will be able to see their similarities before differences.

No two persons can learn something and experience it in the same way.

Whether right or wrong, it is my belief that Christian colleges place their emphasis not on that which divides us, but on the substance that binds us together. That commonality is the gospel of Jesus Christ. He commanded us to love one another__o set aside our differences and to care for __he least of these_ among us. It is our unity, not our diversity, that deserves our allegiance.

Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people.

My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all believed, bridging our differences.

Science fiction deals with improbable possibilities, fantasy with plausible impossibilities.

He said he liked my rhythm. I said I liked his heartbeat, and it was within that moment I knew our corners would never meet.

We live in a world of contrast and it__ sad we are among people who can__ seem to grasp the differences surrounding them.

Through understanding, people will be able to see their similarities before differences.

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day?Part of the reason was to keep the family going - to keep me going. I realized that, although we had different values derived from different cultures and wouldn't agree on certain issues, they were good people, incredible people, and I loved and respected them.

When we choose to reject those who live differently, we murder our humanity.

You won't benefit from diverse perspectives if you aren't open to utilizing differences.

Together, we form a necessary paradox; not a senseless contradiction.

beauty pertains with everyone. It's just the perception that defines the differences.

...this world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another. If we took just five minutes to recognize each other's beauty, instead of attacking each other for our differences. That's not hard. It's really an easier and better way to live. And ultimately, it saves lives.