creating a welcoming environment Quotes

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

I try to be open with everybody, try to make everybody feel welcome and make them feel like, hey, I'm an easy person to talk to, get along with.

One of my highest priorities as an educator is to be as inclusive as possible.

It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existance, [but] you can't just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It's the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want it to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world. I don't want my husband and children to come home and find a rattled woman. Our era is already rattled enough, isn't it?

My deepest desire is to create a world where there's room for all of us, where no matter who you are, you get to wake up in the morning and know that you are worthwhile and deserving. If that's the world I want to live in, I have to do the work to make that true for me.

I spent a lot of time with making sure everyone felt wanted.

We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream.