Ryan Murphy Quotes

Stronger than all the armies is the idea whose time has come. The time has come for equality in sharing in government and education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here.

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'

I am going to continue to fight for our democracy, for representation, for justice and equality and making the world a better place.

I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their opportunities.

I want to be elected on my own ability. Only then do you have progress... People should not use race as a basis for labelling me.

Our party’s always been the place you can come to wherever there’s injustice. That’s what the Democratic Party’s for. That’s why it was born. That’s why it survives. So the poor and the downtrodden and the bended can have a place to turn.

To you people out there, you producers and you network owners and you agents and you creative sparks, please give transgender talent a chance. Give them auditions. Give them their story. Do that.

We need bold leadership to bring America back to its first principles of diversity inclusion and opportunity for everyone in every ZIP Code, and music is that vehicle to summon our better angels. Music is that vehicle and always has been a vehicle to challenge us to build a better America.

If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.

What has always made our country special is that it doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you're going. Our job is to make certain the pathways are open to both our boys and our girls.

The world belongs to those who want to make a difference, and gender is no barrier.

I think it's important for youngsters from all walks of life to have some sort of representative that they can look up to and aspire to be and let them know there's a chance for anybody from any background.

Three components - education, equality and empowerment - play an important and pivotal role in moving the country forward in every aspect.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life - regular people.

If you scratch below the surface and ask what really makes me tick, it's the liberalism of trying to promote freedom and opportunity. Promoting social mobility is one of the keys to that.

I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.

I support women, men, anybody who is in a place that's not their strongest and who is ready to push forward.

The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning creative possibilities into live realities for all our people.

You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.

He worked for the day when all people would be clothed in dignity.

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates.

My elections are really not about campaigns. I tell my people that these are about a movement. And a movement to do what? To restore common sense. A movement to do things like provide economic growth. And a movement not to let anybody be behind.

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in those roles and really, truly embrace colorblind casting.