Quotes About Diversity

I grew up in Midtown Manhattan.

There's a lot of rednecks in the country where I grew up.

In Blackburn where I grew up, there was no other black children.

To describe something as being black and white means it is clearly defined. Yet when your ethnicity is black and white, the dichotomy is not that clear. In fact, it creates a grey area.

'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.

I am feeling like I have completed the circle. I started with serious roles, done a grey shaded role, did fatherly roles and now a comedy.

I feel like I'm the only person - or woman, at least - who hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'

I don't understand why everyone has to wear black, grey and white.

I would love to appear in 'Scandal,' something like that, or 'Grey's Anatomy' because I think they're incredible.

We have people say, 'There's not enough women writers.' I have a writers room that is almost nothing but women over at 'Grey's Anatomy.'

Characters, like people, don't need to be right - only understood and, perhaps, accepted. We are all grey, lighter and darker, depending on our state of security.

I did Kodiveeran,' which had grey shades. Being an actress, I should try challenging roles.

Everything I've jumped into and tried and every experience I've had and career opportunity, including going to 'The Grinder,' it was just because it sounded exciting and fun and new and different.

If we can listen to English music without understanding nothing, and dance on it, and feel the groove, feel the feelings, I'm sure everybody can do exactly the same for each language.

I really like gross Chinese things.

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

I've got a friend who's a builder, a friend in marketing, a friend who does furniture removals... It's good to stay grounded like that.

Discomfort isn't grounds for discrimination. We have a big country with a lot of different kinds of people in it.

I have never believed in being part of any one group or camp.

It doesn't matter what you believe in or where you're from. It doesn't matter what group you're in: we're all the same. We all end up in the same-sized box.

In addition to being what we are as BTS, we wanted to bring some changes, and we actually wanted to evolve as a group. We wanted to show our many colors, but we still want to console others and give hope to others.

I encourage people to be floaters: don't stay in one group for too long.

I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.

Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don't get into the the clique scenario.