Russell Brand Quotes

The black community is my community - the LGBT community, too, and the female community. That is my community. That's me; it's who I am.

There's a lot of hope and comfort and nurturing in the ballroom scene.

My black friends never asked me how much money I made, or what school my children went to, or anything like that. They just said, "Come as you are."

You see people who are disenfranchised elsewhere coming to Comic Con and making lifetime friends. I love seeing the outcasts of society all bonding together.

By being friends with all, we are not alone.

I think the sense of community that exists with all the characters - that's the answer. The fact that they have found a family in their friends. It does give some depth and meaning to their lives.

As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds.

My books are always about somebody who is taken from aloneness and isolation - often elevated loneliness - to community. It may be a denigrated community that is filthy and poor, but they are not alone; they are with people.

The beautiful thing about 'Drag Race' is it's the most inclusive television show, probably on the planet. It's the place where kids go because they feel like they don't fit in anywhere else. It's the place they go to feel safe.

When people come to my gigs, they feel accepted as they are and they feel part of this family.

To be a member of something. To be a member of something helps get rid of that lonely feeling.

Sometimes it takes work to find a great group of friends whom you feel super comfortable and confident with.

Hillary Clinton has made it clear over and over again that we are at our best when we lift people up; we should be leaving no one behind. That is not always her home base, but it's always part of what she says.

I think the reason why people loved 'Jem' in the '80s was because it kind of gave them this story of a place to fit in. It's about finding your place.

We're a big community, a big family here in Houston.

I need to feel part of something.

I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves and be whoever we want. That's my motto.

Tolerance, diversity, and inclusion are not political opinions. They are non-negotiable human rights - hard fought and secured in America.

At Afropunk, everyone can be themselves, and I think that's beautiful.

I want you to know that California is your sanctuary. We will always be a place where you can be whoever you are and become whoever you dream of being. California will always stand up for you. That's a principle that's bigger than partisanship, more powerful than any president.

Stay strong. Stay true to yourself and to who you are because there is community out there. It may not be in your town or perhaps even in your family, but you are wanted and you are loved and there are places in the world where you will be safe and supported.

The tenets of my cultural teachings are rooted in our commitment to lift up every community member so that no one is left behind. Work and food were shared equally. Through our commitment to community, we care about children, even when they aren't ours, and we want our old folks, and yours, to live their last days in dignity and comfort.

I think that the message of inclusion is something a lot of people believe in and want to see succeed.

We have to create a world where people can show up as whole people every single time.

For them it's normal that people of all colours are equal. When I look at schoolkids, I think that we should all be like that.