Representation Quotes

"What you see on TV is what you believe you can be."

"In a democracy, there should be representation from every field."

"I want to see more sci-fi with black people."

"When you are in the public eye as a person of color, you are given very little room to mess up."

"When I was young, I didn't see anyone who was trans like me anywhere in the movies."

"The truth is all kinds of people exist everywhere. So let's tell their stories, too."

"I like representing different kinds of black people - showing they exist."

"I want children to look at me and see my face and I want them to see their faces reflected in mine."

"A government should not become too big to fulfill one of its most basic functions: representation."

"You can't be what you can't see."

Marian Wright Edelman

"I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and African-Americans would be proud of being participants in the space program."

Guion Bluford

“I try to appeal to all Kentucky voters, regardless of gender, about the future of the state.”

“Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.”

“There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.”

“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

Shirley Chisholm

“We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.”

Emmeline Pankhurst