Quotes About Representation

I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.

Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.

I was a chairwoman of my state Democratic party.

The Democratic Party isn't any good unless they know it's about people!

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.

I've said that we need to elect Democrats from the school board to the Senate.

The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.

There are a lot of magazines that are still sort of... that only cater to a certain demographic and only put certain people on their covers.

There is a lot of content out there for the female demographic.

Keep in mind, our demographics of our state, how it breaks down in terms of political affiliation: over half the people in this state chose not to align themselves with any party at all.

Am I attracted to people who want to give other people a voice? Yes I am, and that may be a 'common denominator with the characters that I play.

I think that democracy has a lowest common denominator thing going on, so it might be the best of a bad bunch of political systems; but as a way of making art, actually, its not always that great, because it boils everything down.

To walk into a casting room full of people who look like you is a crazy thing. What is the thing that necessitates all of us having the exact same shade of skin and having the same hair? What about this deodorant commercial needs that?

I know that when we deprive communities of their voice, it can be dangerous.

Now that I am a deputy, I will cease to be an agitator.

You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government.

I want to see women of African descent shine.

I want women and girls of African descent and of color to be able to not have to keep searching for stories about themselves.

I don't know if I would describe myself as a political artist.

We are a democracy, and we get the leaders we deserve because we elect them.

Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

I think a lot of us women feel like we deserve to play on the big courts in front of a big crowd as well.

Every child deserves to see themselves in stories they can enjoy, but it isn't the place of white people to decide how and why those stories are created and marketed.

Every one of us deserves a voice that our president will hear.