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Quotes About Inclusion

Our work should be a reflection of society, and if you're not concerned with including all of society, then I don't really know what you're doing making art in the first place.
~ Sasheer Zamata
Hollywood has to be a better reflection of the world we live in.
~ Mahershala Ali
We live in diverse communities with all sorts of people from all sorts of different backgrounds. The more our entertainment can be a reflection of the world we live in, the better it is for all of us.
~ Mahershala Ali
I think people in the U.K. should be concerned about the under-representation of BAME actors in TV and Film, because it is an incorrect reflection of our society.
~ Georgina Campbell
We need diversity onscreen. We need to be moving in that direction, because that's a reflection of the world that we're living in today.
~ Kiana Madeira
You cannot possibly be reaching the needs of your consumers when the makeup of your company is not reflective of the community you serve.
~ Kimberly Bryant
I think Hollywood is so driven by money, the people who are making the decisions are not necessarily reflective of the melting pot, so what stories are you going to want to tell? You're going to want to tell stories about yourself.
~ Sanaa Lathan
We have to treat people who cross our borders with a measure of dignity. Right? It has to be reflective of our values.
~ John Delaney
I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them.
~ Lynn Nottage
I've never wanted to live in a ghetto or write in a ghetto. I want to write about a world that reflects the one most people live in. Gay people are just one aspect of that.
~ Val McDermid
It's so refreshing when I walk in and see a bunch of Asian actresses all competing for the same role because it makes me feel like I have a genuine shot.
~ Lana Condor
You just sort of get used to being one of the only women on set, so it's really refreshing to start to enter a time when that's not the case anymore.
~ Rachel Morrison
Fashion weeks tend to be places of refuge for outsiders.
~ Hailey Gates
Europe has been a place of refuge. Why should it stop with black and brown bodies?
~ Kehinde Wiley
As difficult as my story is, it's nothing compared to the people I've worked with. And so I just want to do everything I can to make sure that America continues to be a land of opportunity and hope for people and refuge for people from all over the world.
~ Pramila Jayapal
All of us, as humans, as Americans, as people who are lucky enough to be a part of this country's ideals, should care about our neighbors seeking refuge.
~ Stephanie Ruhle
I would not invest in a Trump hate wall. We don't need to be protected from immigrants that are coming here seeking asylum and refuge.
~ Ayanna Pressley
I work with refugee families in Hackney in my local area in east London. Sport brings them together. A lot of the children come from different countries and speak different languages. It's difficult to find things they can all connect and interact with that are non-verbal. Sport is it.
~ Vick Hope
Refugees don't make our country less safe. But xenophobia, fear and hate do.
~ Ted Lieu
Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country's success and, quite honestly, to Uber's.
~ Travis Kalanick
Our country's history is a generation-spanning journey to effectuate the notion that 'all men are created equal' for the members of our ever-expanding national family: women, African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, gays and lesbians, the disabled, immigrants, and refugees.
~ Raja Krishnamoorthi
The contributions of refugees to the diverse mosaic of our nation are undeniable.
~ Antony Blinken
We need to protect immigrants who come here seeking a better life, rather than turning our backs on refugees and closing our borders and our hearts to others.
~ Tom Malinowski
By what right do you refuse to accept the vote of a citizen of the United States?
~ Victoria Woodhull