Quotes about Humanity

Our country's history is a generation-spanning journey to effectuate the notion that 'all men are created equal' for the members of our ever-expanding national family: women, African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, gays and lesbians, the disabled, immigrants, and refugees.

I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.

A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?' We must always consider the person.

One cannot reject an entire nation because of the politics of its leader.

While we rejoice in the new possibilities open to humanity, we also see the dangers arising from these possibilities, and we must ask ourselves how we can overcome them.

I consider the homeless just as important as the richest of the rich.

I hope I'm thought of as not just a showbiz personality, but as someone who has lived a life and who has hopefully made a contribution to something along the way - someone who is a human being as well as an actress.

I think my job is hopefully to connect with people emotionally and to feel less alone or understand things in a certain way.

Certainly, if you look at human behavior around the world, you have to admit that we can be very aggressive.

Even the most despicable person is still a human being.

Because we're human beings, we're not always going to be perfect.

Whatever the reason is, I am happiest when connecting with the human experience. It lets me know that I'm not alone in this world.