Quotes About Representation

Gödel saw beyond the surface level of number theory, realizing that numbers could represent any kind of structure.

In late antique art, we often find the halo bestowed on such figures as might impersonate a supra-individual idea or general notion. This special mark of distinction indicated that the figure was meant to represent in every respect a continuum, something permanent and sempiternal beyond the contingencies of time and corruption.

A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness. In fact, he creates new appearances of things.

person represented by counsel has the right to have that attorney present at a post-indictment identification.

There must be Someone in heaven who knows the truth about me,       in highest heaven, some Attorney who can clear my name — My Champion, my Friend,       while I'm weeping my eyes out before God. I appeal to the One who represents mortals before God       as a neighbor stands up for a neighbor.

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U.S. politicians are increasingly recognizing the relevance of the Hispanic vote in U.S. politics.

I've shied away from playing Asian characters. if you look back, I'm playing characters that have no relevance to my ethnicity.

Sci-fi and horror feel so relevant to me as a woman.

I think something that's very relevant in real life and that they don't portray enough on TV is that when you think 'Christian,' you think 'goody two shoes' - they have to look a certain way and do certain things - and it's just not true.

I think anyone in New York City could look at Luke Cage and say, 'Hey, this guy could help me out.' I don't want him to just seem like a relevant hero for only black people.

I've had lots of fans who come out and say, 'Listen, I can relate to Cyborg because I lost a limb,' or 'I have this cochlear implant.' It's one of those things when you actually start seeing it, when you actually start hearing about it, that made Cyborg more relevant to me than I think he ever had been up until that point.

There is no universal gay experience. All stories are relevant, and all stories are needed.

Ultimately, we have got to make our sport more diverse if we want to be relevant in the future.

Accents are not for comic relief anymore; they root the character to the place they're from.

Dividing everybody into genders and sexuality and races and religions, and I think it's important to have films out there, to have discussions out there which really try to get to grips with where that kind of thing can lead.

We need more diversity - we need more African-Americans on screen, Latinos, Asians, different religions. We have to be better about reflecting what our world looks like.

We have all ethnicities, religions, economic statuses, orientations, genders, so much diversity. We need to make sure that that diversity is seen, is heard, is respected, has a seat at the table, and is pulling a lever of power - either from a community perspective or from the perspective of elected officials.

I get asked why there aren't more female directors all the time. I'm kind of reluctant to talk about it. That's not because I think the question is irrelevant or stupid. It's just that there are so many mitigating factors.

Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different filmmakers, actors, producers etc. It's a very difficult business. There aren't a lot of Africans Americans or people of color in high positions in Hollywood that we can green-light films.

Protesters should make their own media and not rely on mainstream media to cover them.

I would say that every political party must remain in some form in a state or the Centre for the sake of democracy.

It remains an incredible struggle for women in theater, and, in particular, playwrights and directors, to get their work seen and to not only get seen, but to get it to Broadway.

Politics still remains a very hostile, unwelcoming place for diverse peoples. It's the reason that we have so few of them in politics.