Quotes About Representation

I think Bianca Del Rio should be in politics.

We're not seeing enough women rising to the top.

A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky.

I think a lot of people do see me as like a role model or as an ambassador.

It feels amazing to be a role model for people with and without disabilities.

I think anyone who is ever on TV is a role model for somebody.

I just feel like I have a chance to be a role model now.

I wanted to be my'self and I wanted the play'ers to take pride in ev'ery'thing they did. We rep'resent the Pitts'burgh Steel'ers but we also rep'resent the city of Pitts'burgh. You're a leader and a role model, whether you want to be or not.

What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know?

You can't say that we need to give women more roles, and then when we do, say that they're only there because men want to look at them.

I don't want to play only Latin women. I want to have roles in English.

There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.

All the roles are for boys. The girls' roles are either small or all the same. There's just nothing interesting.

Once I realized, when I became a plus-size model, that there were more women like me, my confidence immediately shot through the roof.

I have been in rooms with people arguing over a character that's not really fleshed out: that, just because the surname is Latino, that automatically means you have an accent.

Personally, I feel a strong responsibility to make sure that we have women equally represented in our executive suites and that we employ women in front of and behind the camera and in our writers' rooms.

The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved.

I love the team and was always proud to represent Israel and do everything to bring accomplishments and give the fans something to root for.

My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.

The mainstream needs Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell. The mainstream needs RuPaul.

Women have always run the world; maybe it's time to give them a chance at ruling it.

When I play for the country, I represent the country and not any specific government that is ruling or not ruling.

If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler.

There shouldn't be one size when it comes to runway models.