John Galliano Quotes

My mother was incredibly strict, especially when we moved to New York. Compared with most of the American parents, who seemed so relaxed with their children, my mother was virtually a dictator.

No one in tech has ever been as sexist toward me as teachers and rabbis before I was 12 years old.

My parents were incredibly strict. My father went through a stage where he'd line us up every Friday and cane our hands if we'd been naughty. And this was mainly to pull my brother into line. My brother is five years older and my sister's eight years older. He would use a little bamboo cane, which my brother saw most of.

I got three whippings a day from my mama.

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

I've told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn't kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are.

Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth.

I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving.

Bullying wasn't okay in elementary school and it isn't okay now, especially when it comes in the form of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.

I learned to think about religion, race and sex through the complex and often unattractive medium of jokes.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress

We first crush people to the earth, and then claim the right of trampling on them forever, because they are prostrate.

My mother's feeling about men in general were always a bit of a mystery to me. She had difficulties in Puerto Rico with the men in her life. Her brothers abused her. It's very easy to be judgmental, but more often than not, there are mitigating circumstances, and children are not usually aware of those.

My mom grew up in the Soviet Bloc, and she was a Tiger Mom. We didn't get away with much.

Prejudice and discrimination based on our differences is an unfortunate fact of life.

I value what I learned from being cast in the margins and what that felt like.

My father was very strict.

I feel like a lot of people disregard the scrutiny that people like us are under.

Gender discrimination is not the only form of discrimination one has to deal with.

There's nothing wrong with being help. But it's very wrong that we presume people of colour are in a subservient position. That's problematic.

I am living in this world, and if this world already has a certain prejudice of me and an idea of me, then it's really hard for me to go through it.

My dad was always so strict that I was scared to speak to him. Haitian parents are very, 'This is adults' business; this is kids' business.'

The majority of the roles I've played are women who have been either impoverished or subjugated in some way. So while I've been fortunate enough to have success because these roles exist, they are stereotypical roles.