Quotes About Diversity

In reality, there are tons of unrepresented voices that we don't see in comedy.

I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.

Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.

As I've written more, and as other Indian American voices have grown around me, I strive harder to find experiences that are unique yet a meaningful and resonant part of the American story.

Guided By Voices was huge when I was 16. Then I got into the Beatles, then classical music, Beethoven.

With '2 Dope Queens,' we get the opportunity to love and enjoy each other and have fun being best friends and being women of color and talking about our personal experience. Also, we give an opportunity to elevate voices for many different people that otherwise would not get such a large platform.

Yes, I am the first Latino poet laureate in the United States. But I'm also here for everyone and from everyone. My voice is made by everyone's voices.

I'm excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices.

If you write nonfiction, a historical account of what really happened, first of all, it's always white men who do that, and you don't have the voices that are really interesting to me, of the people who are not sheltered by the big umbrella of the establishment.

Black people come in so many different bodies, genders, and sexualities, so it's important that we're conscious of that so we can fight for a world that embraces and uplifts black people of every kind. Our voices are powerful and have the ability to make change.

I tend to focus on young people and on giving a voice to groups of people who don't normally get their voices heard.

Filmgoers are starved for new ideas, voices and visions.

I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.

Men should look at the world as if something is wrong when their voices predominate. They should feel it.

It's extremely important, a cappella groups get so easily pigeonholed into essentially just being a cover band, and we want to be at the forefront to show it's its own art form and just a different way to have a band. Only we just use our voices.

The most powerful political voices are those with a different way of seeing and processing the world and the sounds that emanate from it.

Listeners want fresh voices.

It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.

The world is full of many beautiful voices; I will perform with many of them. I love women's voices.

When I heard Billie Holiday's voice, Nina Simone's and Ella Fitzgerald's - there was something about their voices to me that was such a different texture than what I was used to listening to at the time. Hearing those jazz voices were so different, and I think I just gravitated toward it.

We will continue to raise the bar for our audience, investing in great storytellers and reflecting the authentic faces and voices of the world around us.

I tried to fortify myself with the best nonfiction and fiction I could lay my hands on, from the essays of James Baldwin and Joan Didion, to the stories and novels of Ralph Ellison, Roberto Bolano and Celine. Distinctive voices like these were a source of constant nourishment on all range of matters, from punctuation to philosophy.

We all tell our own stories the way we live our lives. My story is: Life is too short to not believe in fresh voices. I don't have Hollywood stars. I have great American artists.

We need to educate our audience. It's so important to have diversity. Let's not fear different voices.