Quotes About Diversity

Being trans means different things to different people. Some people don't take hormones, some people don't have surgery, some people are just happy living in the clothes of their chosen gender.

The day has to come when it's not a surprise that a woman has a powerful position.

I remember being asked for the first time about my race, and it really took me by surprise, just that it was a point that needed to be raised - and then I quickly realised that it was a point that everyone wanted to talk about!

It isn't as much of a surprise any more to see a woman's name in the credits as director.

I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.

Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.

I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction is from another.

It's no surprise that White people say things when they are together about Black people.

I find myself eating different kinds of chicken each and every day, even if it's by surprise.

When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress.

In the U.S., these sights are no longer a surprise to me. I see army generals, captains of industry, and politicians of all colours and creeds on American television.

I missed the Wilco phenom while busy obsessing over rock en Espanol. So imagine my surprise when I found myself at O'Hare getting on a plane with my Chi-town homeboy, Jeff Tweedy. I loved the guy right away and loved his family. How odd to know somebody before you listen to them. I don't know if that's bad or good.

I don't want to limit myself to any genre or language or a type. I want to always surprise the audience and, hence, keep raising the bar for myself.

I want to keep looking for roles that have an element of surprise.

I thought going in that I had to have this very broad, very palatable sensibility that works for everybody, but then the stuff that I'm the most proud of, and probably even got the most success from, was outwardly an expression of queerness or gayness. That's been a nice surprise.

People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth.

One thing people would be surprised about is that although hard rock and heavy metal are without question 90% of what I listen to and my passion, there are other things I enjoy. My first ever favorite band in my life before KISS was a power-pop band called The Raspberries.

My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go to the Philippines - and then she decided to go back to school in her 40s, which surprised me. She went to UC Berkeley, and I think she was one of two African Americans in her class at Haas. She's really impressive.

People get surprised by my choices. But that comes from me looking for something new.

Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan.

I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

I think stupid people are surprised that I'm Australian. It's a small-minded; we live in a global community, but I suppose some people still are small-minded.

Sometimes I am surprised by the kind of roles that are offered to me.

I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get surprised when non-Indians recognise my music.