Quotes about Equality

I am representing my community, in a sense, especially given the fact that there are not as many Latino actors out there.

Congress increasingly represents the diversity of America.

Whether we're Democrats, Republicans, or independents - it does not matter. We all understand that an attack on any one of us is an attack on all of us.

We have an idea that we Americans are God's chosen people, that God loves us more than any other people, and that we are God's blessed. I tell you that God doesn't love us any more than He does the Russians.

The problem for all women is we're identified by how we look instead of by our heads and our hearts.

There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children.

I want more girls to be able to see themselves behind the camera creating images we all enjoy, and I want to call attention to the fact that women directors are here all over the world.

You don't have to be Latino to speak powerfully about how important it is to have a police department that cares for our immigrant communities.

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

Man, I grew up like everybody else. Middle-low income family. My parents got divorced like most of the rest of the country.

In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. . . .

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.