Diversity : (187) " I’m a little bit of everything. Sometimes people think I’m not Puerto Rican, because my name doesn’t sound Spanish. " - Joan Smalls " Some white Milwakeeans still referred to the North side as ‘the cire’, as they did in the 1960s, and if they ventured into it, they saw street after street of sagging duplexes, fading murals, twenty-four hour daycares, and corner stores with ‘WIC Accepted Here’ signs. " - Matthew Desmond " It contributes greatly towards a man’s moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate. " - Nathaniel Hawthorne " I’ve grown so accustomed to my life in L.A., going to a Coffee Bean or getting breakfast at Kings Road Cafe. I’ve seen a lot of the world, but the diversity we have here is different. It’s a mishmash, which is a nice comfort. " - Maz Jobrani " The only thing I wish was happening more was that there were more Indian characters. Like the movies with leads that are Indian and they talk about Indian culture versus Americanized Indians. " - Karan Soni " In the United States, if you’re African-American, it can be assumed that your family has been here for generations. In Europe, colonialism is much more alive, and it’s assumed you’re from Nigeria or Senegal. " - Zazie Beetz " My father identified as a black man. No one asked him because he was clearly black. But people always ask me. If we were together, people would look at us in a really strange way. It sucked. As a little girl I had blond hair and they’d look at me, look at him, and be disgusted. " - Mariah Carey " I hope to build not the largest film and media studio in the world, but perhaps one of the coolest and also the most inclusive. " - Rony Abovitz " Bombay is different to Liverpool, or anywhere, really. " - Amy Jackson " I’m a woman of colour. I am the daughter of immigrants. I am a Muslim. I am a feminist. I am a lefty liberal. " - Deeyah Khan