Quotes About Equality

I purposely didn't change the pronouns in 'Dancing On My Own' so that it was from a gay man's perspective.

Because of the feminist perspective, we have gotten a view of the world that is distorted.

My perspective comes in part from being a New York black lady, in part from being an engineer. I know I'm smart and have opinions worth being heard.

Women hold themselves back because they don't think their perspective matters. I'm here to tell you that you're not just robbing yourself when you do that: you're robbing all of us.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women.

People can't stand it when you deal with issues of race and class, and also sometimes the church, and you give a perspective that flushes out hypocrisy.

People think anything done from a woman's perspective is only going to appeal to women.

I flip the turntables. I write a lot from the male perspective, but as a female. That's how I live my life. I can roll with the boys.

I've just seen that there is a really amazing perspective that we're missing by not having more women directing.

I believe that the female perspective is a very healing and circumspect one, and we have a right to equal voice.

Usually, people who don't have a broad perspective see gay people as servants - as people who are there to make them look good.

Leaders have to consider whether they have the right diverse perspectives at the table.

I'm not naive to the fact that my gender has at times helped me. Employers are now thinking, 'Let's get perspectives that are different than the ones we have.'

It's in the hands of activists to expand the universal concept of human rights to include homosexuals. Once they persuade the people, the politicians will follow.

I'm persuaded that sports is the one place where the rules are pretty well set out, where fans are equal. And if you got game or you're a good official, you make it here, whether you're white or you're black.

I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.

Feminism is so pertinent - it affects all of us. As a woman you have an instinct to question sexual politics, we have a responsibility to care.

To end the pervasive culture of sexual harassment, it can no longer be the norm that men look the other way. It only ends when men actively participate in ending it.

The Internet is not pervasive as it could be, or democratic.

We have an institutional problem with pervasive racism.

If the Beastie Boys and the Beach Boys and Pet Shop Boys can stay boys, so can we.

Now, and in the future, my focus is entirely on pets and children. I'm not a person who can turn a blind eye to injustice against them.

Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil. Nothing can justify the arrogant assumption that a clique of foreigners has the right to decide on the lives of a majority.