Quotes About Representation

My songs never really reach the ears of white America.

I want to do work to ease the problems of my constituents.

For me, Edge was just a character.

I've always said I would serve where Montanans feel I could be the most effective.

While WHO has never had a director from Africa, no one should elect me because I am from Africa.

We deserve to elect our own government.

What matters most to me is doing what I was elected to do: help make life better for Oregonians and making America work for working Americans again.

You know, we're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected.

We can and must support our MPs in doing the job they will be elected to do: to hold the government to account in order to do what's best for Britain.

We were all elected to try to improve the lives of our constituents.

The people we need to hear from most are the ones who make themselves heard least - except, of course, on Election Day.

Nobody under the age of 55 should be able to stand for election, and nobody under the age of 30 should be able to vote in those elections.

Well, free elections are the foundation of our democracy.

Elective office is one of many ways to serve the community and the country. It's one that I would consider at some point.

Democracy is about electoral competition.

In athletics there are so many great elite athletes who look like me, so it was easy to fall into.

I think we're going to be very embarrassed in a few years when we see a lot more women film-makers. People will look back and ask, 'How did it take so long for you to figure this out?'

It's great to be an actor, and it's great to embody something more than who you are.

Of all the artists who emerged in the '80s, I think perhaps Cindy Sherman is the most important.

I'm not saying I only want to work with female directors. But I want to continue to work with emerging female directors.

You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

Audiences want to feel represented, want to be able to empathize with the characters and the stories they are seeing on the screen.

Employees are looking at us to both externally and internally represent the values that are important.