Quotes About Inclusivity

We built Patreon to be an open, flexible platform. It's a tool. Why shouldn't we open it up to people who find utility in it?

I think the whole world has been able to utilize the Internet. I feel like you don't have to be from a certain soil.

Treating everyone with dignity and respect is of utmost importance to me and are values we instill and take very seriously at Mylan.

I hope that people look at Brooklyn as kind of a drag utopia, because that's what it's been in my experience - all genders and bodies and ages doing drag.

I know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.

True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion.

I'm like the kid in kindergarten; I really do send valentines to everyone.

To me, Valentine's Day is not merely limited to a lover but speaks of universal love.

Galentine's Day is the day before Valentine's Day. People sometimes think, 'Oh, it's a replacement for Valentine's Day.' But it's not. You can celebrate Galentine's and Valentine's. And it comes from the sitcom 'Parks And Recreation'... Amy Poehler's character created this holiday because she wanted a day to celebrate her girlfriends.

The curvy community has really given me a voice because people want to see someone who looks like they do. They want to know their beauty is valid.

Everybody's opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out.

Yes, it's called 'Queer Eye' and there are five gay men on it, but we're also tackling real issues. The conversations we have on our show would be just as valid if they swapped us out with straight guys. What we do is important, not just because we're a niche gay show.

Knowing that your sense of fashion and the culture it's connected to is valid really makes it a stronger thing for you.

I don't think there should be a hierarchy of what is valid in the arts.

If you think you aren't valid for whatever reason, let my existence and the way the world embraces my existence tell you that you are valid. You deserve to look, live, and walk through the world however you see fit. That's why I find it extremely important to be so out, so black, and so myself.

People like to pretend that all women have the same experience or that all gay people have the same experience. But everyone's life is different, and everyone's point of view is valid.

I think that it's important to say that trans people exist, and we are valid, whether we choose to transition or not. It's really up to anyone to decide what is going to make them feel the most like themselves.

My books are anti-absolutist and deeply distrustful of any religious stance that precludes the validity of any other.

I love Silicon Valley, but there is a dominant voice of, 'Tech is cool. Tech is geeky. Tech is a guy with a hoodie.'

What created Silicon Valley was a culture of openness, and there is no future to Silicon Valley without it.

Diversifying our tech talent pool is an imperative for the tech sector. More diverse engineers and entrepreneurs will bring about a new type of innovation that Silicon Valley has yet to see.

What I Iove about Y Combinator is that it is a level playing field. If you get in, you immediately become a Silicon Valley insider.

I think the reality is that there's a role for everybody to play in the work of social justice and that we have to organize everybody. That means that Silicon Valley has to be organized, the fashion industry has to be organized, the formerly incarcerated have to be organized, the teachers.

I love everyone on 'Silicon Valley.'