A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ I think having a baby sliced out of you is pretty hardcore. ”

— Ali Wong, 2015

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

— Denzel Washington, 2015

“ The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind. ”

— Marlee Matlin

“ There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself. ”

— Hannah Gadsby

“ It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. ”

— Zendaya, 2016

“ I can't overstate the biggest joy, which is really seeing yourself. I know I look different to others, but to me I'm just starting to look like myself. ”

— Elliot Page, 2021

“ Turn your wounds into wisdom. ”

— Oprah Winfrey

“ There is hope in the young people out there. And I just want to say to all my peers out there doing the work in the streets: I see you, I admire you, I thank you. ”

— Zendaya, 2020

“ If your dream only includes you, it's too small. ”

— Ava DuVernay

“ I'm definitely not all Asians, but the thing that I've always done is aggressively been myself. ”

— Awkwafina, 2018

“ Europeans didn't vibe with the way women held power in many Native societies. ”

— Lily Gladstone, 2023

“ There's absolutely nothing wrong with you. ”

— Elliot Page, 2023

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

— Tom Hanks, 2019

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

— Sidney Poitier, 2000

“ Ever since I could form coherent thoughts, I knew I was a girl trapped inside a boy's body. There was never any confusion in my mind. ”

— Jazz Jennings, 2016

“ If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? ”

— RuPaul, 2009

“ If we truly envision an equal world, it takes equal effort and sacrifice. Today is one of the most indelible days of my life because of Mark Wahlberg, WME and a community of women and men who share in this accomplishment. ”

— Michelle Williams, 2018

“ I became an artist, and thank god I did, because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. ”

— Viola Davis, 2017

“ If I was being 'sold' as a commodity of equal value to my male counterpart and worked as hard as him, I couldn't reconcile why I wasn't being remunerated equally. ”

— Cate Blanchett

“ Depression is not as easy as saying, 'Just find your joy and you're going to become happy.' That was never my experience. ”

— Jonathan Van Ness, 2019

“ There is not an industry I can think of where there is equal pay for equal work, or abuse of power doesn't exist, for men and for women. And so equality is not a political issue, it's a humanitarian issue. ”

— Cate Blanchett, 2018