Quotes About Inclusion

In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.

Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.

It is out of the question for our people to rise by treading down any of their own number.

There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American.  The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.  We are a nation, not a hodge-podge of foreign nationalities.  We are a people, and not a polyglot boarding house.

The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.  We are a nation, not a hodge-podge of foreign nationalities.  We are a people, and not a polyglot boarding house.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Pat Healy Really, it's only a side thing for my true passion. Mary And what's that Pat Healy I work with retards. Mary Isn't that a little politically incorrect Pat Healy Yeah, maybe, but hell, no one's gonna tell me who I can and can't work with.

This was not completely true. I had run so fast that I still had a stitch in my side, but I did not want to be left out of their confraternity of guilt.

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.

There's the beautiful people and then there's the rest of us.

I've been to so many parties in England and in America that's exactly like that, where you're kind of, like, seen as Other. When you're just living your life, and you have to adopt the Other in order to understand and navigate the society.

Marriage equality is coming, and not merely to a theater near you.

I think it's important that everybody has access to music, and not just people who live in cities or who can afford to drive to the nearest city.

It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too.

I don't necessarily feel like I'm American. I wouldn't know what that feels like.

Having a diverse council is necessary in order to make sure that all constituents are represented well.

When I was a kid... I needed to belong.

I have a big thing about needing to know that I belong - in my group of friends, in my family, in my industry.

Needless to say, I fully support the legal codes that are meant to protect individuals from discrimination.

Because of the success of 'Hamilton' and 'On Your Feet!' you can't hide behind the old argument of, 'It needs to be bankable, so we can't put all these people of color in the show.' We are bankable.

It's a clique that I've never been a part of. It's not like I identify them in a negative way.

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.

Women are underrepresented and neglected in all aspects of the entertainment industry, so naturally, those of us who want to make a change use any opportunity to shine a light on someone when we can.

We live in a world that has narrowed into a neighborhood before it has broadened into a brotherhood.