Quotes About Representation

I'm used to being cut out of the conference meetings, but now they are cutting us out even before the bill's are written or either the House or Senate Acts.

I can walk into meetings now and ask for equal pay, and the people will listen to me. They may not give it to me, but I will be listened to. That's huge.

What I'm most proud of about 'Girl Meets World' is that it's going to appeal to all different demographics.

When someone meets me it's 'Oh, you're the flag-bearer guy!'

Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats.

I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.

Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.

Every member of Congress has highways in their district.

I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member.

Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it was and you will know something important about them, about our country and about the American people.

We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.

Well, I don't think so, because the president and members of Congress and governors have the same constituents. It's the American people who are hurting.

Seeing the road show of 'A Chorus Line' in 1977 at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis was a life-changing event for me: there were gay people, on the stage, and they all lived in New York.

For the audience, actors carry out specific roles of men and women through the character that they play out on screen. The director on the other hand is not doing a gender-specific job. So, it is irrelevant if the person who makes a particular film is a man or a woman.

I truly believe that ESPN has been in the forefront in terms of the diversity in front of the camera and improving the balance between men and women.

The government must give men and women without power a real say over what happens to them, and the means of engaging in a participative, invigorated and living democracy.

What you don't want is just to say, 'All showrunners need to be half women and half men,' because then, for men and women, you could get inexperienced people doing those jobs, failing, and then not getting the opportunity to do them again.

Working class men and women deserve a champion. They're tired of people just telling them what they want to hear to get elected and they don't necessarily follow through.

The idea of women having a complete hold on their lives is still alien in a lot of places. So, it is important that we keep telling such stories where women are shown both physically and mentally powerful.

The pride you feel when you represent your country, not to mention scoring, is something you can't really explain. It's massive.

When you read 'author Katharine Holabird, creator of Angelina' and you're not even mentioned, you wince.

If you don't have a seat at the table, you're on the menu.

If you believe, as I do, that merit is equally distributed between the sexes, then any result that isn't around half and half should be troubling.

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.