Quotes About Representation

There were no black images of dignity, no images of beautiful black people. There was this big hole. I tried to fill it.

All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable.

On the whole, with scandalous exceptions, Democracy has given the ordinary worker more dignity than he ever had.

At every step of the way, George W. Bush has put the narrow interests of the few ahead of the interests of most Americans.

There never was yet a people who must not have somebody or something to represent the dignity of the state.

Dreams disdain fine lines and finishing touches on landscapes – they content themselves with thick but representative brushstrokes.

The images we see, as a culture, help define and expand our dreams, our perceptions of what is possible. Pictures of who we are help us visualize who we can be.

The content of the curriculum should never exclude the realities of the very students who must intellectually wrestle with it. When students study all worlds except their own, they are miseducated.

The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies.

Ultimately, we need to grow the women's game. That's the biggest issue; it always has been. Then you can talk about equal pay and everything else.

Literature plays a huge role in examining difficult real-life issues.

I want to be ambassador-like. I want to, you know, set examples, especially as a young black female. That, I think, is important, and I just want to be a bit of an example, you know.

Actors like Anushka Shetty, Nayanthara, Samantha Akkineni are great examples to look up to.

You know how few movies there are in the world about women and their work? I mean, it's like 'Silkwood' and 'Erin Brokovich.' There are exceptions, but they are so exceptional.

The lamest excuse that I get incessantly is, 'Oh, we're not going ethnic with that role,' so I can't go in for it, or I can't get the part, which is really stupid, because, in today's world, people look different.

Who'd ever have thought that I'd be the face or the body of any kind of exercise at all.

You might expect that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists would be there and they are.

I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.

We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world.

I respect artists that know how to be artists, that know how to create their own lane and make people respect them for who they are and what they represent.

Larger people do not get a lot to play in the theater.

Larry Drake - I love his work... He plays a very disabled character like the role I'm playing.

I want to represent all the Latin people. I want to do this for the rest of my life.

The industry just hasn't been thinking outside the box when it comes to Latina women.