Quotes About Inclusion

My father loved me and was devoted to me until he knew I was gay, and then our relationship went south. So I always make sure that I let my sons know that I will love them, no matter what they do or who they become, for the rest of their lives.

It's hard enough as a kid these days to feel normal and just try to fit in. To be a diabetic is just a dramatic thing to go through.

The issue with race particularly within this country is largely because of lack of dialogue.

Changing the dialogue and behaviors around race and equality in sports starts with removing barriers and creating opportunities.

By far, the most disabling thing in my life is the physical environment. It dictates what I can and can't do every day.

There's a belonging problem in Hollywood. Who dictates who belongs? The very body who dictates that looks all one way.

I've used some of my differences as a way to stand out and to hopefully count and matter - and hopefully create an opportunity for others.

Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.

At the end of the day, people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.

In America, our differences matter, but our country matters more. That's the attitude I wanted to take to the Senate.

The way 'TATB' depicts race, and how it normalizes our differences, is actually one of the things I am most proud of.

I was definitely considered different growing up. I learned that being me was all right because my family celebrated those differences.

There's so much more to people than their differences.

Accept others for their differences, what makes them different. That's what makes the world the world.

We believe in a better world, an unglobalised world, enriched by the cultural differences and customs of all the people.

People will always look different from each other in ways we can't control. What we can control is what we allow ourselves to make of those differences.

I have a lot of friends with different backgrounds.

You come into a team and there are players from all different countries so you have to work to show how good you are.

I don't think you lose culture because you act different cultures.

Everybody has different cultures in the National Football League.

I talk about being a 'what' to people. Like, being gay in mainstream society is a different kind of 'what' than being black. They don't always jive. It's confusing and leads to these really awkward personal stories that have just been in me for awhile.

We want to make sure that our boys realize that there are all different kinds of families, and all families are great.

I think it's great to have a lot of shows that are featuring women in different kinds of characters, which wasn't so always.

There were guys from different parts of the country, and absolutely I heard, 'Why are you playing football?' You just didn't see a Gonzalez out there or any kind of Latin name.