A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ Who am I to judge? ”

— Pope Francis, 2013

“ If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. ”

— Desmond Tutu

“ I knew I was going to have to outwork people, I knew I was going to have to outsmart. ”

— Michael Oher, 2023

“ A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. ”

— Christopher Reeve, 1998

“ There are three ways to ultimate success: the first way is to be kind, the second way is to be kind, and the third way is to be kind. ”

— Fred Rogers

“ I remember that love conquers fear, always, and that to be a man means accepting myself, weaknesses and all. That's my true superpower. ”

— Terry Crews, 2014

“ Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man. And I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. I know you as Mike Wallace. You know me as Morgan Freeman. ”

— Morgan Freeman, 2005

“ It's not your fault. You didn't do anything wrong. And you can get through this. ”

— Ian Wright, 2021

“ Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. ”

— Denzel Washington, 2015

“ Allyship is partnership, and things are always better when we do them together. ”

— Lee Chambers

“ Blood, sweat and respect. First two you give, the last one you earn. ”

— Dwayne Johnson, 2012

“ I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me... the highest positive is forgiveness. ”

— Sidney Poitier, 2000

“ Being kind is a choice that you can make absolutely every single day. ”

— Tom Hanks, 2019

“ The process has become so imbalanced that it risks excluding exactly the kind of inclusive, diverse, empathetic, resilient people the industry most needs. ”

— Chris Compston, 2025

“ I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage. I am what I am. I love me! ”

— Stevie Wonder, 2012

“ A name is how someone was introduced to the world, it usually carries meaning, often cultural or familial, and getting it wrong is a small persistent signal that you have not thought it worth the effort to get right. ”

— Chris Compston, 2026

“ Real men don't hurt women. ”

— Barack Obama, 2014

“ I can't wake you up. You can wake you up. I can't cure you. You can cure you. ”

— John Lennon, 1980

“ I think ageing is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person that you always should have been. ”

— David Bowie

“ Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. ”

— Fred Rogers, 2003

“ I am going to keep saying that I am a feminist until it is met with a shrug. ”

— Justin Trudeau, 2016