1. "We All Do Better When We All Do Better." – Paul Wellstone

Here are the top 99 quotes about race and ethnicity:

2. “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” – Kofi Annan

3. “Racism is not an opinion. It’s an offense.” – Unknown

4. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

6. “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.” – Mahatma Gandhi

7. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

8. “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel

10. “I am not a black artist, I am an artist.” – Jean-Michel Basquiat

11. “The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.” – Unknown

12. “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” – John F. Kennedy

14. “We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong.” – Barack Obama

15. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela

16. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

18. “I refuse to accept the idea that the ‘isness’ of man’s present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal ‘oughtness’ that forever confronts him.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

19. “We all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, oceans all have different names, but they all contain water.” – Muhammad Ali

20. “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” – Alexander the Great

22. “We are all different, which is great because we are all unique. Without diversity, life would be very boring.” – Catherine Pulsifer

23. “The world is a beautiful place, but it’s also a mess. We need to take care of it.” – Unknown

24. “The more you know about other cultures, the better you are able to understand your own.” – Tom Freston

26. “Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.” – Ola Joseph

27. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

28. “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” – Maya Angelou

30. “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” – Stephen Covey

31. “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

32. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

34. “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” – Kofi Annan

35. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi

36. “The beauty of diversity is that no two people are alike.” – Unknown

38. “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” – Sheryl Sandberg

39. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

40. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine

42. “No matter where you go, there you are.” – Confucius

43. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” – Kobe Bryant

44. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke

46. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

47. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward

48. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

50. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

51. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

52. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

54. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

55. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

56. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

58. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” – Kobe Bryant

59. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward

60. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi

61. “The only true wisdom is in knowing