Quotes about Inclusion

The need to belong goes beyond the need for superficial social ties . . . it is a need for meaningful, profound bonding.

The lack of belongingness causes various undesirable effects, including a decrease in the levels of health, happiness, and adjustment.1

One of the deepest of all human longings is the longing to belong, to be a part of things, to be invited in. We want to be part of the fellowship. Where did that come from?

If there is a lesson from the lives of the men John Kennedy depicts in this book, if there is a lesson from his life and from his death, it is that in this world of ours none of us can afford to be lookers-on, the critics standing on the sidelines.

Remember to let her into your heart.

Education levels the playing field, allowing everyone to compete.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.

All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection.

It is always to be taken for granted, that those who oppose an equality of rights never mean the exclusion should take place on themselves.

Equality begins with economic empowerment.

Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect equality affords no temptation.

We all came in on different ships, but we're all in the same boat now