Rob Portman Quotes

Excellence is the best weapon against prejudice.

As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.

I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

For me, I'm an American and I'm a Mexican. I live here. And it hurts me the way a lot of people talk about Mexicans when I know we're all about hard work and dedication.

I am Chinese - it doesn't matter what other people say.

You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.

Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.

I've been marching in every single ethnic nationality parade all throughout the City of New York. We're all Americans first and foremost, but people understand their heritage and it's good to see.

Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted.

I have never been racist.

Nobody wants to be racist and I think that most people aren't.

I do not believe that the people of Ontario judge their leaders on the basis of race, sexual orientation, colour or religion. I don't believe they hold that prejudice in their hearts.

This country's policies should be heavily biased in favor of non-discrimination.

In the long run it is more important to us as a nation to show the world that we believe in equality of opportunity, that we realize that any kind of segregation is discrimination whether it comes about because of race, color, or creed, and that we are determined to show the world that we believe in the things we preach.

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington.

Racism has a very quick expiration date when exposed to actual contact with people.

I try to teach through my opinions, through my speeches, how wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like, color of their skin, whether they're men or women.

No one should discriminate.

I didn't think it was possible for Asians to be actors.

For me, I don't have to defend myself that I am not a racist. I won't go in that discussion.

If you're good at what you do, it's going to quiet the people that think you're not good because of how you look or what sex you are.

Most clubs say they will not tolerate any forms of discrimination - that cannot be something that is just said. It needs to be acted on.

I think people are more than their heritage or their skin colour or their name or how they grew up.

Win on your merit, not your skin color.