Quotes About Representation

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich.

Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.

Schultz is not a Nazi. I see Schultz as the representative of some kind of goodness in any generation.

Every news organization should ideally be as broadly representative as possible.

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

It's really easy to fall for someone on-set, but in the end you know, it's a representative and it's not really them.

I'm not a representative of Pakistan; I'm just an example that Pakistanis are different from each other. I believe it in my fiction and I believe it personally.

I would like to think that television would be representative of the world we live in.

The Indian community in the U.K. has a unique place in our diaspora. U.K. is the first country which has an Indian community truly representative of its diversity.

Since becoming aware of the need to be inclusive, I've tried to make my stories broader and more representative of our world.

Most people are generally satisfied with their representative.

I've been an actress for years, and I've worked with one female director. Statistically it's less than 7% or 12% - I mean, it's low, not representative. So, hopefully, more women will be given opportunities to direct, or create opportunities to direct themselves.

That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.

My style, in terms of what I wear, is kind of representative of the music.

Good Dems are good Dems. They want a representative that really reflects their values.

I've been trying to be the best representative for my school, my family, and the USGA as I possibly could.

The bigger fan base you have, the more companies will be attracted to you. And having a following, you can be so much more involved being a representative with the brand you're working with.

The New York City police department is more representative of the city it serves than most law firms, university faculties, and media companies.

First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents.

I do want to be a representative of the African community, and I want to hold myself and dress myself in a way that reflects that. I want black kids to see me and think, 'Okay, he's carrying himself as a black man, and that's how a black man should carry himself.'

As your representative, you can count on me to fight back against Washington, D.C.'s war on the west.

I feel like certainly there are people expecting 'Looking' to be representative of everyone that's gay, the entire gay community. And it's a dangerous expectation to come in watching the show expecting that. Expecting that out of any show.

My big idea is that democracy can only work properly if you have truly representative people at the table.