Chris Pontius Quotes

I'm interested in little people. 'The little, great people' is how I would put it, because suffering expands people.

I played with a band, and the lead singer would always introduce me as 'the 13-year-old lead guitarist.' I didn't want to be a novelty, like 'Oh, she has three arms! Check her out.' But I've learned to accept it as more of a compliment.

Speaking out, sharing what you think, and expressing yourself - regardless of sexuality or anything else - is the most important thing you can do as a man, as a human.

We need to see examples of empowerment, because when we see that... it seems like that's the norm.

I think Pride, it means ultimately, finally, being able to live with freedom in some ways. Or, at least, that's what we're striving for.

I think that Me Too is for everybody. I think it's important that people feel validated.

Everyone is welcome in drag. Everyone is important and valuable.

We have to create a world where people can show up as whole people every single time.

I'm proud to stand beside you as a partner and support Special Olympics - an important program that promotes leadership and empowers students to be agents of change.

United is a special place.

I want our future leaders to know what's possible and to be part of a world where diversity and gender equality aren't special programs but the natural way of operating.

I believe that everyone in a company should pitch in to foster a culture of ownership and respect. At KIND, this belief translates to everyone being in the trenches - from team members just starting out to executives who have been with the company for years.

To think that we are all the same and going to follow the same journey, that is wrong. We are going to support and liberate people, to give people as many opportunities to succeed as possible without being prescriptive.

I am proud to be a Next 20 ambassador for Kick It Out and take this role very seriously for an organisation that does such good work.

I believe in the power of a positive, high-performance culture, which begins with strong ethical values at the core.

Being the captain is a great privilege and a responsibility to lead a great group with different cultures.

Children should speak out and take action to support each other to end bullying.

Inclusion and transparency have been mainstays of my leadership. It's about education and reaching out.

As citizens, I'm asking you not to leave any child behind. I'm asking you not to be color blind, but to be color brave, so that every child knows that their future matters and their dreams are possible.

It's gratifying to know that America can be so much more than the land of the free and home of the rest of us.

Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way society sees us.

Everybody is important. Everybody has something to give.

The key to empowerment is no more complicated than what Jesse Jackson said, 'We are somebody.' But the 'We are somebody' I would like to be in the larger sense: not just the urban African-American but homo sapiens in general - We are somebody.

Football, like no other sport, creates a sense of unity, equality, and inclusion. All of these are at the heart of my vision for a changing Gabon.

I am proud to be part of a community that only projects love and education and the support of one another.