Quotes About Inclusion

I don't feel alienated from American culture, but I understand people who do.

African American culture is American culture.

I grew up watching films of predominantly white families speaking in English, and that this represented the American experience.

African-American history is American history.

I'm amongst you all, but I'm not one of you all.

I get no amusement having people eyeball me because of my size.

I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.

Don't get me wrong: I love having my own song and being the center of attention, but I also love being part of the group and making the show work in a more anonymous way.

I hope that in another way we can move the need to say, instead of being a Black director, or a woman director, or a French director that I'm just a director.

If you're the only woman in the room, and you raise your hand, there's a good chance your question's going to get answered. You stand out.

There is no room for anti-Semitism in the Republican Party, and the leaders need to show that.

I never felt any different from anyone else though.

Anytime you're telling a story about monsterhood, you're playing around with ideas about otherness and alienation.

Anywhere I'm wanted, I'll go. I've got to be wanted, though.

I want to appeal to family audiences, I would never want to alienate women and kids.

I'm trying to be a voice for the North African Arab community. We've got to continue to fight for our place in the industry.

Mustafa Ali is who I wanted to see when I was growing up. I'm not wearing anything on my head; I'm not saying anything in Arabic. I'm just going to come out as Mustafa Ali.

It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.

It's easy to fit into a team like Arsenal.

I was fortunate enough to go to an art school where we had a lot of different ethnicities represented.

I liked school. I was creative and artistic and fit into most groups.

I'm grateful for the ascendancy of women in business and politics, which may yet advance the humanity of those callings.

It's a way to include them in the day in spirit, and to honor the ongoing inner relationships we carry forth. More than saying You were important to me, it says, You are important to me still. Experience this with me. Be part of my special day.

We are all driven into the same fold.