Halle Berry Quotes

I enjoy that the most powerful person in Hollywood is indeed a Black woman in Oprah Winfrey. I'm hoping to just transcend beyond that.

I try to make things that are not elitist. There's enough places in the world where we're excluded. I do not ever want to be contributing to that. I want to be contributing to opening the doors and gates for women.

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.

The Girl Scouts are a force for desegregation.

I wanted to create a culture that allowed my children to see the world differently, if only from a strictly visual perspective: to have a child see a room where half of the people are women and minorities is so powerful. I think everyone wants for their children a world that's better than the one they came up in.

The world belongs to those who want to make a difference, and gender is no barrier.

When I talk, it shouldn't just be black girls listening.

Let's have a People's Vote to safeguard gender equality and continue the drive towards a fairer world for us all.

The power lunch is no longer just for men. We all deserve a seat at the table.

That's a goal of mine and the sport. To become more diverse and change the demographic, bring in a new face.

If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.

Each time a barrier falls for one person, the doors of opportunity open wider for every other American.

Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life - regular people.

I'm trying to appeal to the disenfranchised everybody, not just specifically gay.

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone.

Every member of Congress is sent to Washington to represent all of their constituents, regardless of their age, race, social standing, or sexual orientation, and I believe that America should be a place where everybody can dream, and nobody is left out.

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

The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

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

I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it.

I think it is important that you have people from all different vanguards, from all different walks of society and different viewpoints to be focused on the struggle for equality and democracy. We need as many champions for the cause and as many events as possible to help keep this in focus.

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

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.