Patrick Leahy Quotes

Having people that really reflect the spectrum of American experiences is important to have on the Supreme Court.

When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society.

Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels like. We need judges who understand what inequality feels like. We need judges who understand the subtleties of unfair treatment and who are willing to call it out when they see it!

There aren't as many roles for people who look like me, and it was always complicated when it came to casting my parents. But now I couldn't be more grateful that I have a different look.

I long to play a judge. I long to play a lesbian woman. I long to play a councilman, someone with some chutzpah.

My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.

The court that serves America should reflect America.

An ambassador also serves as an emblem of the country that appoints him.

I think that there is not any group of people in this country who do not believe that they should be a part of the process.

To represent your country is a massive honour.

I think it's incredibly important that we think about diversity in the context of the White House press corps, because it's important that the group of people there is representative of the diversity that we see throughout the country.

I've played 100 caps for England, for my country. Being the first black player, I think, is amazing.

Almost everybody agrees that the Academy has to become more diverse. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences knows this, which is why, in 2013, it announced it would extend its membership quotas in an attempt to bring more women and minorities into the organization.

To represent your country is always very nice.

I've always loved representing my country, and it's something I've missed.

Our democracy only works when the official opposition does its job of opposing the government of the day and offers a clear alternative vision for our country, including giving a voice to the voiceless.

The advantage of playing in Toronto is not playing for one city, you're playing for a country.

There is nothing more beautiful than being able to represent my country.

In the past, there were groups which felt that the High Court didn't represent them.

I was very proud and grateful to be the first African-American woman in the position. I thought it said a lot about our country that we had back-to-back African-American Secretaries of State, Colin Powell and then me. I also thought it said a lot about President Bush that he didn't see limits on the highest ranking diplomat in terms of color. It's a hard job, but really the best one in government.

I realized that for fantasy and science fiction, especially from my youth, white was the default. Luke Skywalker was in the lead, or even if you were a hobbit, you're going to be white. That was an extremely old-fashioned, obviously really narrow-minded way to look at things.

We want to see ourselves reflected in our heroes. Unfortunately most of us don't look like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Women that look like me [the black ones] need to see more of themselves in social media, in film, in music.

We will reflect the country we aspire to govern, and the sound of modern Britain's is a complex harmony, not a male voice choir.