Larry Wilmore Quotes

You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.

We not only need community development but we need equitable development.

While books expand horizons by exposing us to worlds outside our own, children also need to see themselves, their experiences and their cultures reflected in books they read. Unfortunately, for too many children, this is not the norm.

We have to start creating more material that gives a platform for people of colour, for women, for old people and young people alike to be able to showcase their talent. It's much bigger than a black or white thing.

The call for diversity is about recognizing that in order to be in the conversation come awards season, it goes back to the content that is being produced.

If you want more diversity in the industry, you need diverse people writing scripts and developing them.

I hope that we always have diversity, that we have equality and representation every step of the way.

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.

It matters whether women sit at the table. No one speaks up for you when you are standing outside with your nose pressed up against the glass. You cannot window-shop for power.

In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children's books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn't be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be 'issue-based'.

I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in those roles and really, truly embrace colorblind casting.

I believe in diversity in front of and behind the camera.

Our workforce and our entire economy are strongest when we embrace diversity to its fullest, and that means opening doors of opportunity to everyone and recognizing that the American Dream excludes no one.

The Fairness Project is endeavoring to try to do what we can to make a fairer society.

As an Asian-American actor, I believe it is important to never settle for the status quo. I feel a responsibility to do everything in my power to create positive perceptions of Asian Americans through my work.

... equal responsibilities are less popular than equal rights.

… a social right

Stronger than all the armies is the idea whose time has come. The time has come for equality in sharing in government and education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here.

We seek not just freedom, but opportunity … not just equality as a right and a theory, but equality as a fact and as a result.

f you don't have a seat at the table, then bring a folding chair.

America wins when the voiceless have a seat at the table, when the vulnerable are protected, and when working families have the same political clout as the wealthy.

I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all.

I feel like fashion is making steps toward diversity, but I think they could do more.