Quotes About Inclusivity

Asian men are sexy, confident, and passionate - and three-dimensional. We want the opportunity to portray roles that reflect who we are in real life.

The day I retire, I want other women to look at me and say: 'Man, Jessica was awesome, funny and a lesbian. She threw so many punches and brought us lots of joy.'

I'm thrilled that country music fans like my stuff, but so do a lot of people outside of country music, people who just love music. My goal is more to reach music lovers than to appeal to a genre. I love country music, and I'm proud to represent it, but I don't obsess over it as a category.

I just hope that in some ways, 'Minari' can pave the way for other filmmakers, other actors, other projects that maybe don't fit within traditional boxes - if it helps those films get made in the future, I'd be so thrilled.

The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people.

I want for every child - regardless of their background, gender, caste, etc. - to be able to access schools that are safe and supportive so that they can learn and thrive.

I thrive in places where there are different kinds of people and energies that can go into creating a very cosmopolitan kind of space.

We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.

I believe in giving every Louisianan the opportunity to be successful and to thrive in our state.

There's a thriving field of self-published stuff in, particularly, black fiction. I don't know that other groups of people of color have that same recourse.

I'm not trying to shove anything down anybody's throat.

Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.

If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out.

People who would never think of dealing in racial or sexual stereotypes will still throw in a fat joke because it's still OK. Really?

I think Ian McKellen made it all happen, because he used to throw dinner parties and invite everyone over.

I want to make sure everyone's having a good time because when I ask you to come to my movie, I'm throwing a party for you. I want you to enjoy it.

Film is like a casserole. Everybody is thrown into a pot, and we're all in it together.

I like to put people on my record who will fit in with me. I like thug girls like Trina who look good and talk nasty.

Generally, occasions like Maundy Thursday and Easter can strictly be family affairs for Christian households. But, while I was growing up in my ancestral home in Ponkunnam in Kottayam district, they weren't so. My late dad was a very cool, affable person who liked to involve our friends and neighbors too in such celebrations.

A majority of my blind students at the International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs in Trivandrum, India, a branch of Braille Without Borders, came from the developing world: Madagascar, Colombia, Tibet, Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal and India.

The most fascinating part is how fashion just attracts all these social rejects, if you will, from around the world, encourages individuality. They're the people who make the industry tick.

My favorite audience is everybody. I worked in a drive-in theater from the time I was 8 years old until I went to college, and I'm accustomed to everybody can buy a ticket and everybody should be taken into account.

What would be great is if everyone who bought a record got a comp ticket to a show.