Inclusion Quotes

“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
― Shirley Chisholm

“The antidote to feel-good history is not feel-bad history but honest and inclusive history.”
― James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

“When Europeans arrived on this continent, they blew it with the Native Americans. They plowed over them, taking as much as they could of their land and valuables, and respecting almost nothing about the native cultures. They lost the wisdom of the indigenous peoples-wisdom about the land and connectedness to the great web of life…We have another chance with all these refugees. People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can teach and learn from each other to produce a better America…”
― Mary Pipher

“Compassion isn't just about feeling the pain of others; it's about bringing them in toward yourself. If we love what God loves, then, in compassion, margins get erased. 'Be compassionate as God is compassionate,' means the dismantling of barriers that exclude.

In Scripture, Jesus is in a house so packed that no one can come through the door anymore. So the people open the roof and lower this paralytic down through it, so Jesus can heal him. The focus of the story is, understandably, the healing of the paralytic. But there is something more significant than that happening here. They're ripping the roof off the place, and those outside are being let in.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

“The continuum in which we live is not the kind of place in which middles can be unambiguously excluded. ”
― Reuben Abel

“The human heart is too grand to be wasted in the gutter of cultural exclusivity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race

“Unity is life, division is death.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“I am the Naskar, and I bridge people.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“When calls the Kainat*, chatter of
monkeys turn faint echoes from the past.
*Cosmos chimes in my chambers of heart -
veritas est pons, pons est veritas.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat

“Protesters of persecution are never a favorable bunch, no matter the era - yet we must persevere, against odds, against sneer, and establish the ecosystem of love.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“Born Ape, Die Human (Antiseptic Sonnet)

I'm born an ape,
but I won't die an ape,
I'll die the most spectacular
human that ever lived -

blasphemously tolerant,
immeasurably expansive,
impractically unbending,
impossibly inclusive.

The sun always stings like antiseptic,
for lies lull with comfort of narcotics.
Give me ten brains, hearts and spines,
I'll give you a planet primed with peace.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“I'm born an ape, but I won't die an ape, I'll die the most spectacular human that ever lived - blasphemously tolerant, immeasurably expansive, impractically unbending, impossibly inclusive.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“Kinship begins when we stop deciding who belongs and start living as though everyone already does.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci

“Pillar of heavens I stand, composed as the Himalayas. Persecute any community, and I am the Village Vesuvius.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“Human is the one who asks no one to kneel; go, walk the earth not to evangelize, but heal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“Divinity through service,
strength through integrity,
honor through character,
life through inclusivity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Oneness is the seed of infinity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“I'm vast enough to contain the world, asylum pills don't work on pilgrim brains.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“I am no stereotype, I am the Prototype Human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Cosmos is colored, all color is kin.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Siempre adelante, nunca atrás.
Forever united, never apart.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None

“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.

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

“The fundamental distinction between a human and an ape lies not in appearance, but in how we choose to live the measly few decades of our life - as a paragon of expansion or parasite of prejudice!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“The struggles you face usually aren't because you're neurodivergent. They're often because the world hasn't figured out how to work with different kinds of minds.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life

“You're not less than anyone else. You're a vital, irreplaceable part of what makes humanity diverse, creative, and whole.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life

“NeuroFlex ACT is built on a deep understanding that neurodivergent brains process the world in unique ways. It's not about trying to make your brain fit into a neurotypical mold. It's about providing a framework that works with your specific wiring.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life

“NeuroFlex ACT is rooted in the neurodiversity paradigm. It sees your brain not as a problem to be solved, but as a unique ecosystem to be understood, respected, and supported.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life

“Neurodivergence doesn’t follow a straight line. It curves, overlaps, and branches into complex, beautiful configurations.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life

“The world doesn’t need you to shrink into its boxes. It needs you to stand tall in your unique brilliance and build bridges wide enough for others to walk beside you. Every time you show up as you are, ask for what you need, or celebrate your differences, you strengthen those bridges. With each person who crosses, the world grows richer with the creativity, insight, and joy that only comes when every mind has room to thrive.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Neurodivergent People: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for Living Fully with ADHD, Autism, OCD, and a Neurodivergent Life

“This book is for three groups of people: LGBTQIA+ folks who want practical tools to flourish, loved ones who want to offer support, and therapists who want to be more affirming and effective.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist’s Handbook for LGBTQ+: A NeuroFlex ACT Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Families, and Friends to Thrive with Authenticity