Laurel Van Ness Quotes

I think of young Chinese women today as being incredibly modern and are taking a lot from Western style and tailoring.

I am Indian, and my home is Kampala. My world is already diverse. But films are financed by those who want to see themselves on screen, and it is a white male world. Still, it does feel like America is waking up. Let's hope it's the start of an avalanche.

People keep saying how amazing it is having a female lead, and I just sort of feel, 'Well, of course!'

In a nation growing increasingly more diverse, it is imperative that the organizations tasked with keeping us informed reflect the same diversity.

In my opinion, it would be a lot better for the culture - meaning the culture of America - if there was more diversity in terms of storyline. In terms of the kind of content that you see about Americans of African descent on the screen.

I want to see more Asian. I want to see more Latin. I want more Indian. There's more than Mindy Kaling out there, guys! There's more than Bai Ling.

To try and to pretend that there's no difference between where we come from is so dumb.

Women's voices need to be in politics, and shaping politics from the very beginning, not serve as an afterthought.

Sometimes I feel like women of the world who are single moms and are working in Walmart are the strongest women out there, and that's what's really exciting to me is being all these different types of women.

The multiculturalism of Britain is one of our greatest strengths in music, literature, and visual art, but the TV and film industry doesn't tap into the multicultural talent pool in the U.K. as much as they do in the U.S.

Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have their share? Soldiers and war heroes are honored and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers?

Girls of color and young women need to be seen, heard, and valued. Schools can help make this happen by including our stories in the curriculum.

I think a lot of sporting organisations are really sitting up and taking notice, putting in some great programs and investing a lot into women's sports.

I want to put culture on a track so that it becomes more inclusive, more open source.

We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.

I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose.

People don't realize how black people, minorities, women as well, all their lives, they have had to make the effort to understand everybody else. All my life, I've known American culture very well. I probably know American literature more than the average American.

Nia Jax is bringing a whole different message to the 'Women's Evolution.' Yes, we are athletic. Yes, we can go just as hard as the men, but women come in all different shapes and sizes.

I'm the national co-chair for the Women's March on Washington.

I hope when people see that female-led production companies are working, there will be more of us.

Other things equal, we should give a chance to women. That's what I try to do.

I am a scientist. To be specific, I am a woman scientist. This, I have been told and have come to believe, is a good thing. In fact, it is such a good thing that America needs more of us. Everyone seems to be very sure of this. The thing that no one is sure about, however, is how to make it happen.

It's important to me to reach deep into the community and promote Latino artists.

Culture is a critical piece of success.

I want to be that Latin girl doing big things around the world.