Quotes About Inclusion

I knew nothing of American History because I didn't pay attention to American History in school. Because I did not see myself in American History in school.

It's absolutely true we have to pay attention to whether low-income people of any race are able to access quality, higher education.

I don't think it pays to just be an artist, particularly for kids of color - there will be fewer roles.

To be sure, most immigrants are good and most Muslims are peaceful.

There's a need to create a space for different kind of films. Let all kind of films co-exist peacefully.

Foreign students add cultural value to their British peers, who need an international outlook.

We want all LGBTQ kids to grow up in a world where they feel safe and equal to their straight peers.

I come from Oregon, which is this super-white state, so I didn't really have a lot of Asian friends in high school and college. And my background's in comedy, and your friends are just your peers in comedy, which is a whole mix of people.

It's great to go to work and your boss is a black man, one of your peers, you know?

If anything as simple as child care was covered by the league or your organization, that would be life-changing for moms, especially when we're scraping pennies. Maybe we would have more moms in this league if something like that was there for us, but I feel like we're far from that.

How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are?

No matter what happens, we couldn't let people say Asian-American actors can't act.

So many times I've heard people say that the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples won't really change anything other than some legal and financial stuff. It's a dumb argument: those legal and financial effects matter.

Technology may be traditionally perceived as a male-dominated industry, but it won't always be that way. Every day we see more and more powerful women leaders boasting outstanding achievements.

If you're one of the only women on a set - if it's you and a bunch of men - you feel like your value doesn't come from your thoughts and your talent and what you say: your value comes from how you look and how you're perceived by the men around you.

As much as I'd love to believe that we are 'post-racial' - an idea that really gained traction after the election of Barack Obama in 2008 - I can never escape the fact that in the world I am perceived as a 'black man' and, in certain parts of the world, as a 'black gay man.'

It was just really exciting to see dark people in white people's clothing, or what is perceived as white people garb.

We are people with all the hopes, dreams, passions, and faults of everyone else. Eighty percent of us are born into families with no history of dwarfism.

Ninety percent of the members of the Academy of German Law were not members of the Party.

That's double-edged: it's amazing that they're bringing me in and showing people new ideas, and at the same time it's a little hard because seventy percent of the time or even higher I'm not going to get those roles.

When the game is played by such a high percentage of black and ethnic minority players and we're looking at the percentage of managers and coaches, at the top level it is minimal.

I understand the Rooney Rule and I understand why it is critical in America. I certainly think there are differences between the American system and in American football, there is such a large percentage of players who are of ethnic backgrounds. I think there is a difference here... I don't think its appropriate here.

I was part of a hip-hop group called Fly Style. I was one of two white girls, and I was part of the younger company, which was called Touch of Style. And it was amazing. It gave me a different perception of dance and beauty because the other girls were mostly African-American and Latina.

It's maybe a better thought to change the perception of an accent than to avoid it all together.