Inclusion Quotes

“Mucize Mülteci
(Divine Refugee Sonnet)

Call me misafir, call me göçmen,
This heart of mine is always migrant.
Şan ve şöhrete ben muhtaç değilim,
Benim derdim dünya, dünya dermanım.

Call me gypsy, or call me refugee,
This heart of mine is always migrant.
I've got no use for silicon or gold,
World is my bane, world, my ointment.

In Sanskrit I am Abhijit,
In English I am Victor.
In Arabic I am Ghalib,
In History I am Reformer.

Call me whatever you like,
Befitting your culture.
I have no reservations,
Above my human nature.

So many tongues, as many names -
Some call agua, some call pani.
Conquer the tongue, spirit is the same -
Some dub it divine, I live as humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“My dream is, one world family, not one world government.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“All said and done, in our headstrong struggle for inclusion, we mustn't also underestimate everything we have achieved so far as a species. As a matter of fact, we've come a long way since our tribal days of division and discrimination. Let me show you how. World's most beloved poet, Mevlana Rumi, was a muslim - world's icon of civil rights, MLK, was a black person - world's greatest inspiration of science, Albert Einstein, was a German Jew - and most recently, as of 2023, PM of UK and VP of US, both are of Indian origin.

So don't tell me, we've achieved nothing - don't tell me, there is no hope for integration! Integration is happening all over the world, despite the ancient impediments of intolerance and hate. Therefore, the question is not whether integration is possible - real question is, are you a part of that integration, or aren't you! Our home is planet earth - and here on earth, we all cry the same pain, smile the same joy, and live the same love.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“Here on earth, we all cry the same pain, smile the same joy, and live the same love.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“North, South, East, West,
Get rid of this nonsense.
Spend some time at the ISS,
You shall foster unified sense.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“Light is but another name for integration.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Question: Have you ever considered winning an award?

Naskar: Not really - I am a misfit - not quite mainstream enough for any of the fields. Besides, I am here to bridge cultures, not win awards.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“A stranger is a person in whom we have not yet found a part of ourselves.”
― Luigina Sgarro, il confine di ghiaccio

“Integration 101: I don't exist.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“English is my work language,
Turkish is my love language,
Spanish is my play language,
Telugu is my leisure language.

This would probably be different for you - perhaps for you, it all happens in one language - English, and that's perfectly fine. Different people are inspired in different ways - it's alright - as long as all our inspirations converge into one result - a better world for all - where there is no interracial dialogue, there is no intercultural communication, there is no interreligious relations - because - there is but one race, humanity - there is but one culture, humanity - there is but one religion, humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Facts are a state of matter,
Truth is a state of mind.
When hate is the global fact,
Love alone brings truth and light.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Cosmos courses in my corpuscles.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Your culture is my culture is world culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Films for audiences both small and large belong to that very inclusive art we call cinema.”
― David Bordwell, Film Art: An Introduction

“To lead inclusively, you will embrace discomfort and recognize your own and others’ imperfections as part of what it means to be human.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“We can’t underestimate the need for people to be heard, seen, and respected, which is what inclusion is all about.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“We have no idea what anyone else is dealing with until we get to know them, listen to them, and try to understand what they are experiencing.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“Meetings embody and reveal your team culture. They expose who has the power, who gets listened to, and who feels comfortable speaking up.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“Every meeting is an opportunity for people to feel seen, heard, and respected.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“It is only when you retreat from discomfort that the learning stops.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“Inclusive leadership requires us to hear information and viewpoints that often will make us uncomfortable.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“As a boldly inclusive leader, you will need to counteract the natural human tendency to hear only the voices you most easily connect with.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“It takes so little effort to make people feel seen and cared about.”
― Minette Norman, The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within

“Mirror Mind (The Sonnet)

Sentience of a distant space,
I stand at your starry doorstep.
Born of carbon this simple life,
I come bearing a thread of love lace.

When will I meet my mirror mind,
When will I meet a mirror of kind!
Will all this struggle count for nothing,
Coming all this way, how can I alight!

I dreamt of you in my fiercest nights,
I craved for you in my suffering frights.
I ached for you on my brightest flights,
I trekked the galaxy seeking your sight.

Yet I remain ever so thirsty,
to drench in your monsoon smile.
When will I come to part with
this horrific state of divide!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“When will I meet my mirror mind,
When will I meet a mirror of kind!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“World unity stems from expansion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“I don't write on integration of cultures, I am the integration of cultures.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“I have but one law - I don't exist. I don't have a homeland, I don't have a native tongue, I don't have an origin culture - for you are my home, your tongue is my tongue, your culture is my culture. Those who still want to learn about my origin, could easily find out where I come from and all that nonsense, but as for me, my existence is rooted in you - that's all you gotta know. Nothing else matters, nothing else must matter. I repeat, nothing else must matter. For an earthbound species, I am native of earth - for an interplanetary species, I am native of Milky Way - for an intergalactic species, I am a native of the cosmos - for a lifeform beyond time and space, I am but a speck of carbon-based electrochemical memory.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Expansion brings unification,
Contraction brings castration.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Bigger the mind, smaller the world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion