Quotes About Equality

At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress.

I'm really excited to educate the world about what deaf people can do.

I think we really do need deaf people out there writing their own shows.

The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pablum. They must be above wheeling and dealing.

The deals that were made for Black artists at that time were not the deals that were made for white artists.

The strength of 'Small Island' is the fact that it deals with heavy issues in a way that is appealing to watch, and it's a story that people can relate to no matter what colour you are.

I've dealt my entire career with sexist and condescending people.

Some issues just need to be dealt with - that we're still dealing with in the world, with police brutality and racism.

Honestly, when I was a boy and I was out as a gay boy, I never really dealt with anyone bullying me or anything like that.

I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I learned how to do comedy from guys, from watching those Dean Martin roasts years ago.

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.

In our industry star kids are given opportunities. There is no dearth of films for them.

Equal rights should not be debatable and certainly should not be put to a vote of the people. Would we ask the electorate to vote on whether or not Catholics and Protestants should marry? Of course we would not.

A debate can only be a debate if you have balance.

Getting that debut film is definitely harder than someone who has got a known last name. I mean some star kids don't even audition.

I basically lived like a guy for, certainly, the first decade of my career, and I just wanted to blend in.

For decades in America, there has been an effort to ensure that the rights of those who are not sane are the same as the rights of those who are.

That's where my heart has been for three decades is to really empower and allow all families the same kind of opportunities I've had for my kids.

Life shouldn't be about arbitrary power, for power's sake, but about respect, mutuality, decency.

I would like above any other place to go to Hartford. I want to face the conservatism there centered and compel it into decency.

The Commonwealth Games here are a model for what sport can, and should, be. It's an incredible environment and an amazing atmosphere. Without any doubt, they have lived up to the mantra of humanity, equality and decency.

Of course I've always wanted to make a decent pay like everybody else.

No real or decent man verbally attacks a woman.