Quotes About Inclusivity

I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction.

As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points with our disposable income.

I don't need every book to have female creators, I don't care if there are books that appeal mostly to guy readers. I don't care if some books have cheesecake. I am fine with all of that. It's the not allowing anything else that makes me furious.

Like all readers, I want my limits to be drawn by my own sensibilities, not by my melanin count.

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether it's with Africa or childhood.

Fashion for a long time was very elitist and difficult to get access to. The access I can now provide to my readers live from fashion shows with my iPhone was never, ever possible before.

My mother was a part of a reading group, but they would never come near science fiction because they think it's not for them.

The only time I felt I was different was when one of my friends said, 'I hate reading' and I stared at her like, 'What kind of an alien creature are you?!' Because it was so incomprehensible to me that someone could dislike reading! That really started my desire to help other children love reading and writing.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it.

I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.

If you're a real person, I don't care if you blue - I'm going to be your friend. Everybody's tired of all of the hatred and animosity. I just want to live.

Anyone can wear my dresses. They will look good on any figure, no matter what shape you are. I want to celebrate a woman's inner strength, to inspire real women and make them feel confident and beautiful.

I don't believe stuff should be made for the perfect model. I think that's where we go wrong right now in this day and age: We make stuff that's not realistic. I always told myself, if I ever did a fashion show, I'm not going to have models. I'm going to have regular-sized women.

Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against.

I always end up making friends at Pride and like, I see them throughout the year, but then you always have that nice, fond memory of, 'Oh my goodness I saw that person at this march, or this event.'

You wish that everyone knew what cisgender meant. Everyone has access to Google. You can find out what's appropriate to ask a trans person.

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.

I'll listen to anything authentic whether it's bluegrass or gospel or blues.

I listen to everything. My playlists are wide-ranging. I listen to classic rock, gospel, Christian, soul.

We're trying to create content that is very culturally forward without compromising the push of the gospel.

It doesn't matter to me if someone is a Republican or a Democrat, I'm going to be the governor for all Marylanders.

I actually believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who's going to bring us together, not divide us. Not misogynist, not racist, not bigots.

When I say I'm going to be a governor for all Kentuckians, I mean it.

I'm a chairman on the Board of Governors for the East-West Players, the longest-running Asian-American theater company in America.