Chick Hearn Quotes

I took my sight and mobility for granted.

It's great to express yourself and tell other people's stories and get into the minds of people who aren't like you.

It has to start from the playground and parents teaching kids that diversity is what makes us so wonderful.

We put people at the center of everything we do.

Seriously, I love my gays. They accept me, and I accept them. Imperfections and all, we accept each other.

I work a lot with blind people in my spare time outside of Unilever, and I count my blessings every day.

I think there are many things that we can do today to make it a better work environment that is more supportive and encouraging of diversity.

A lot of the time, when people meet someone in a wheelchair, or with some disability, it's the first thing they notice, but they don't know how to react.

We need to inject humanism into our AI education and research by injecting all walks of life into the process.

Maybe you are homophobic a little bit, but then you see me, and you've always loved me, and you love the way I play, and your kids love me. And then you're like, 'Oh, that's OK. It's fine.' Once it gets a little bit more personal, it helps break down those barriers.

I don't believe we would've had nearly as diverse a Congress if it weren't for social media. I don't think that there would be the same appreciation or empathy for human rights across the world if it weren't for social media.

Diversity is strength. Our cinema and our art forms need to diversify so that it tells all stories, all perspectives.

People tend to treat people with disabilities sort of like they're aliens from another planet. It doesn't come from a bad place; it comes from a place of, 'I have no idea what this disability entails, and I don't want to offend anyone or make them feel awful.'

While we celebrate our diversity, what surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.

I had never heard anyone doing what my show does, which is put the focus on the human condition - whatever you're going through, good or bad, right or wrong, straight or gay, whatever. That human experience is the meat of the show.

Growing up for me in the Philippines was hard to read comic books because I'm blind.

I think that is very important to me, that everyone loves everyone.

Our work should be a reflection of society, and if you're not concerned with including all of society, then I don't really know what you're doing making art in the first place.

I find myself in a position where I have a voice that has the potential to influence - I want to use that to inspire confidence in those that have yet to find it, to inspire compassion in those who don't understand, but most importantly, to inspire love in everyone through the experiences and stories that we can all relate to or empathize with.

We want everybody in this country to be a NASCAR fan, and you can't do that by being insensitive in any one area.

I grew up with a special-needs brother, and the separation from other kids is so extreme. We've got to break down those barriers.

I don't think you can only have people with disability talking about the Paralympics. Clare Balding didn't need to be disabled to cover it.

As it's related to publishing, I think magazines really benefit from having a staff with a range of different perspectives and cultural references so that any reader can feel like there is someone on the masthead they can relate to, someone they can trust to speak up for them. It's great to see that idea being embraced more and more.

If people looked at me like I was a little different, I would maybe sit next to them, and I would draw.

My wish is to humanize history.