Quotes About Inclusion

A fighter who is gay and a champion can make a huge difference in the lives of people who are afraid to come out, afraid of what their parents might think, afraid of what could happen to them.

It's really important to remember that disability is diversity, and that disabled actors and disabilities are something that is hugely under-represented in film.

School has never really been about individualized learning, but about how to be socialized as a citizen and as a human being, so that we, we have important rules in school, always emphasizing the fact that one is part of a group.

Let us stop saying 'white Americans' and 'colored Americans,' let us try once and for all saying... Americans. Let human beings be equal on Earth as in Heaven.

We are human beings, we matter, and we will not be erased.

I believe that human beings are desperate, always, to belong to something larger than themselves.

Let's face it: there's still a certain amount of racism in human beings, so that shows up in Hollywood.

Because we are all human beings, we are all HIV-eligible.

We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights.

The rights of homosexual people are human rights, and human rights are for everyone.

Gay rights are human rights.

Women's rights are human rights.

We need to fight for a new human rights movement that recognizes and values black life.

Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.

Belonging has always been a fundamental driver of humankind.

I remember just sitting down one day and going, 'I should have friends.' And then I developed a sense of humour. By the end of high school, I would say I was the most popular girl.

I didn't go to high school, but when I did go to school, I was actually in the group made up of cheerleaders; I just wasn't one of them. But I hung out with a bunch of different kids.

I was an athlete, but I hung out with the band guys. I was adaptable.

We hunger for connection to a larger community.

This place is so white, it's disturbing," said Amy, who, back in the melting pot of Manhattan, counted a single African-American among her friends. I accused her of craving ethnic window dressing, minorities as backdrops. It did not go well.)

The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

When humans are ranked instead of linked, everyone loses.

We're not criminals. We're regular kids, like everybody else. Still, you probably don't want to mess with us . . . just to be on the safe side.

He let us in.