Quotes About Representation

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

Bir husus vard?r ki, bunu hat?rdan ç?karmamak ve göz önünde tutmak gerekir. ÇoÄŸunluk hiçbir zaman bir kiÅŸinin yerine geçerli olamaz. ÇoÄŸunluk, ahmaklar? olduÄŸu kadar alçaklar? da temsil eder. Saman dolu yüz kafa nas?l ki, hiçbir zaman bir ak?ll? kiÅŸiye eÅŸit olamazsa, yüz korkak adamdan da hiçbir vakit kahramanca bir karar beklenemez.

The fact that nine-tenths of all the smutty literature, artistic tripe and theatrical banalities, had to be charged to the account of people who formed scarcely one per cent. of the nation - that fact could not be gainsaid. It was there, and had to be admitted.

Surely nobody believes that these chosen representatives of the nation are the choice spirits or first-class intellects.

Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality he carried the American flag.

There is a responsibility when you're representing a historical figure, and you want to be as accurate as possible, but you also want to breathe life into the character.

A language is a map of our failures

in every room, the furniture reflects you larger than life, or dwindling

I'm going to be a Republican who happens to be black - who will talk about issues that I'm passionate about.

It's important for me to create a brand because branding allows me to create a lifestyle that goes beyond track & field. It also lets my fans and followers get a better picture of who I am as a person, my interests and my passions.

My face is my passport.

It's not like television is now for women who have been put out to pasture. Television is for everybody.

'America's Dad' is what we called Bill Cosby. And we called him that because, well, what a revolutionary way to put it. Through him, we were thumbing our noses at the long, dreary history for black men in America by elevating this one to a paternal Olympus. In the 1980s, he made the black American family seem 'just like us.'

There have been a few times when I've read a script and it's really cool but the girl character's just kind of pathetic. It's not going to do me any favours just being 'the girl' in a cool movie.

Cinema has the power to change the society. Through my films, the kind of characters I have played and will play, I am trying to do my bit in changing the patriarchal mindset.

Society is patriarchal, so film industry by definition is certainly patriarchal. The male gaze dominated.

Being called up to the national team isn't a competition of who's more patriotic.

The idea that the Hispanic vote hinges on one issue - immigration - is the most ridiculous and patronizing notion.

We are absolutely going to make sure Paul Ryan is being held accountable to the people.

I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn.

I've never been comfortable being a pawn. I work with brands where I feel like I can have my say and companies that I'm proud to be in a relationship with. Partnerships take a lot of time. If I am going to put my name and my face and my energy behind something, I want it to be authentic.

I knew nothing of American History because I didn't pay attention to American History in school. Because I did not see myself in American History in school.

All I can do is pay attention, listen to what people in Minnesota are saying and do everything I can to bring that voice to Washington.

I live like most of the people in my district: paycheck to paycheck.