Quotes About Equality

I really wanted people to see that just because I'm successful doesn't mean I'm not going to be affected by racism.

Slavery is something that affects all of us. It's all of our history.

I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

I make food as affordable as possible.

I'm an African American.

I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.

The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle.

I am African-American, and I am a proud African-American. I just don't like to put myself in a box and say, 'I'm an African-American actress.' I am an American actress, and I can do any kind of role.

We incarcerate more African-American men today than were slaves in 1850.

Even though I'm an African-American woman, it's not different from any other Bachelorette.

If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look!

We are all ageing and eventually we are all going to end up in the same place. It is okay to get older and look older. It doesn't make you any less of a human being or any less beautiful.

I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn't like we all had the same agenda.

As an agent, I functioned like a guy. But the fact that I was a woman affected everything.

I only aim at the powerful.

My only crime was being born black - or being born black in Alabama.

Alabama and other states had a terrible record in terms of depriving people of their right to vote, making it difficult for them to vote, discriminating against people.

I want people to hear the name Mustafa Ali and want them to know that I'm a proud American. I'm from here, I'm from Chicago; I'm just like one of you.

We just really wanted Hit-Girl to be a character who, in a sense, simply happens to be an 11-year-old girl, in the same way that Ripley in 'Alien' could have been a guy, but the part happened to be played by Sigourney Weaver.

I think we're all more alike than we want to believe sometimes.

All Americans are taught, and hopefully believe, in the idea that we are all created equal and should be treated that way.

Free ponies for all Americans!

I believe it is my job to do everything I can so that everyone in our society feels safe, feels that justice is not an abstract concept but a fact of life for all Americans.

I believe people want a President for all Americans. And so I'm out there talking about what we can do for every single American.