Halima Aden Quotes

I can't imagine how hard it must be to invest in a community... when you don't feel heard and when you don't feel seen.

We have to support each other's tired nerves, I know that sounds so Pollyanna, but really... Mommy groups can be amazing, but haven't you ever gone to one and felt like you are back in high school, totally on the outside of the 'cool kids' club? I totally have!

This is an important appointment to a community that has often felt excluded from the decision making process.

Open a door for the disaffected of your State to come in.

f you don't have a seat at the table, then bring a folding chair.

You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, 'I'm a representative.'

I did not come into Parliament to be a Muslim MP. And I have never set myself up as a Muslim spokesperson or community leader. Just as ordinary citizens have multiple identities, so do MPs.

I think Dr. King would be pleased to see the number of elected officials of color - African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and progressive whites.

There's a belonging problem in Hollywood. Who dictates who belongs? The very body who dictates that looks all one way.

I couldn't fit in the Irish community in New York. I was never one of the boys because they would talk about baseball or basketball, and I knew nothing about it.

It's always hard not to be a member of the team. There's lots of pressure to do that.

The demographic complexity of this country should be reflected not only at the end of the chain, but since the beginning, in order that more of these people can be excited and integrated.

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

There was a criticism of 'Milk' that I found truth in, which was that it was focused on gay white men.

While we have come a long way, we must go further if we are to ensure greater diversity and truly modern police forces that reflect the communities they serve and provide police officers able to tackle not only traditional crime but also the changing face of crime.

While there are plenty of reasons that we lost in 2016, there's at least one that we can definitely fix for next time: We can make sure that no one is left behind in where we go, in who we talk to, in what we say, and in what we do.

Listening to an underserved population is how you begin to understand them and serve them better.

I want to represent all the Latin people. I want to do this for the rest of my life.

Our challenge is this sport needs to be more diverse throughout its makeup of stakeholders, participants, and fans. We're doing a number of things from a multicultural standpoint on and off the track to achieve that. Over time, that's going to be a big opportunity for NASCAR.

We all struggle to find our place, and schools can be cruel to kids who aren't part of a pack.

We are going to mint new astronauts from all communities. We want to influence public policy and opinion... by changing the mindset.

San Francisco is a City for everyone and our government needs to work for all of our residents.

I want to keep doing projects that speak for people within the community and tell different types of meaningful stories.

We've always been about empowering people who feel like us and come from the communities that we come from and want to believe in our mission.

My priority has always been listening and understanding the voices of those I represent, and I work every day to address the concerns people have for their families.