Quotes About Representation

Philosophers have actually devoted themselves, in the main, neither to perceiving the world, nor to spinning webs of conceptual theory, but to interpreting the meaning of the civilization which they have represented.

So, why do you write these strong female characters? Because you're still asking me that question.

So, why do you write these strong female characters? Because you're still asking me that question." [ Equality Now speech, May 15, 2006]

Por el modo de vestirse, cada uno hace de su cuerpo una ficción.

Fragmentation in the inner representations of the self prevents the integration of identity. Fragmentation in the inner representations of others prevents the development of a reliable sense of independence within connection.

Principles are conventions and definitions in disguise.

That is why it would be grotesque to have posters in elementary schools depicting Donald Trump as a hero for the young, rather than people like King, Gandhi, and Mandela.14

Anything, really - I'm as comfortable playing an Indian as playing a black woman or a South American.

There's such a want for Indian people to be represented in large scale movies. Hopefully, it will happen more and more, whether it's with me or other people. There's an audience for it.

I had a holding deal with ABC to find me a show, and I was very clear about the kind of show I wanted to do, because Indian people have always been seen as - well, we've been put in a box, about who we should be like.

If the Indian people want stories written about themselves, how they want them told, they are going to have to make them, they're going to have to finance them. If you let Hollywood do it, Hollywood is going to get it wrong most of the time.

Sometimes, when I come back to Washington from Indiana, I feel like an ambassador to a foreign country.

Raja Ravi Varma was one of the few Indians who not only understood women but also represented them exquisitely in a single dimension within four frames, infusing each painting with life through the use of color.

When I was in school, I conceptually didn't want black people to have context, to take it out of all that history. I wanted nothing to indicate where they are or what time it is, to place them anywhere.

If the past is an indication, when women are given a job to do in Congress, they get it done.

I've always been an ambassador for Australians, non-Indigenous Australians and Indigenous Australians... I let people know about who I am and that I'm not just a basketballer, I'm a person who comes from a very rich heritage.

I put it on myself to be a role model for all Australian kids, especially indigenous kids.

The way that I represent Australia and indigenous Australia affects other people as well from other cultures.

I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona.

For me, Cathy Freeman was definitely my idol and inspiration growing up. Everyone saw what she achieved on the track... but for me it was how she carried herself as an indigenous woman. For me, that's what caught my eye and why I wanted to be like her.

The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.

I think the fashion industry has gotten to a place where it is embarrassing.

I think calling for more women in every aspect of this industry is a sensible thing.

I just don't think our best are in politics. I think these guys are inept.