Quotes About Representation

More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time.

We love displays and symbols and stuff that quickly and silently tells the world who we are. Better yet, we love visual reminders of who we want to be.

I wore that same outfit that the male model over there is wearing. It's inclusive, it feels good and that's what I wanted. I want people to feel good.

I'm interested in art for all. I don't want it to be only the sons and daughters of Tory MPs who get to see my plays.

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

What you photograph is responsible for how a photograph looks - the form, the design, whatever word you want to use.

Draw and paint the subject the way you want it to be, not as it is.

Every week Rangers have different former players come out at half-time. Spurs should have a couple a former players on the board, who know what the supporters want.

Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.

Every two, three years there is a movie about the Holocaust because they want you to remember and they want you to be reminded of what it was. When was the last time you seen a movie about slavery?

I don't represent myself as a star, but an actor who wants to make movies.

It is all very well for people with fine arts degrees, but for ordinary people like myself, we want a statue to look like the person.

It is my sense of exclusion from representation that made me want to be a part of figuring out if we could make a difference.

Listen: if I am a painter and I do your portrait, have I or haven't I the right to paint you as I want?

Most people want their representatives to get something done.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

There are so many reality shows on now where they want you to be crazy, the girls are just going bananas; you know how they portray brown girls. They portray us in a different type of light.

I wish to become the greatest player in the world. I want to uphold the honor of India, the USA and of my coach and make basketball a prominent sport in India.

The problem with a lot of movies when it comes to race is that they want to be moral, and they want to make the audience feel good about something that a lot of people don't feel good about.

In poltitics you get what you deserve rather than what you want.

Looking good is important. We're our own premium brand as professional athletes, so you want to be thoughtful about presentation and represent yourself and your city and sport as best you can.

To be a small town kid from Hialeah, Fla., pitching in Miami and representing Team U.S.A., that says it all. It's a kid's dream. Don't pinch me. I don't want to wake up.

I think it's a part of being a citizen in a country, to know what is going on and to have a say in how they want their country being run. You know, that's a part of the privilege of democracy.

The people who say they're for democracy want nothing to do with democracy.