Yance Ford Quotes

We want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity.

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

We not only need community development but we need equitable development.

We have to start creating more material that gives a platform for people of colour, for women, for old people and young people alike to be able to showcase their talent. It's much bigger than a black or white thing.

The demographic complexity of this country should be reflected not only at the end of the chain, but since the beginning, in order that more of these people can be excited and integrated.

Our challenge is this sport needs to be more diverse throughout its makeup of stakeholders, participants, and fans. We're doing a number of things from a multicultural standpoint on and off the track to achieve that. Over time, that's going to be a big opportunity for NASCAR.

San Francisco is a City for everyone and our government needs to work for all of our residents.

The call for diversity is about recognizing that in order to be in the conversation come awards season, it goes back to the content that is being produced.

A lack of diversity permeates our industry, and SAG-AFTRA as an organization is committed to effecting change.

I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.

We agree that there is a problem in the sketch and improv community where, in general, there should be more interest from a more diverse sampling of our society. That is precisely why we do have diversity scholarships and why we've put together a diversity program to try to figure this problem out.

If you exclude a group of people from the boardroom or the leadership ranks of a company, the company is not as good as it could be.

We decided a number of years ago we could do a better job at diversity. It was going to be one of the growth areas available to us. There are a variety of initiatives to create more awareness with African-Americans and Hispanics and anyone else.

When I stopped racing, I kept being asked to comment on diversity in the sport but I really felt I had done my part.

It's so refreshing when I walk in and see a bunch of Asian actresses all competing for the same role because it makes me feel like I have a genuine shot.

I hope that we always have diversity, that we have equality and representation every step of the way.

Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, women - we're all trying to find our place in this world of cinema and television and theater. And the great thing with comedy is that most of the time, you could be orange. It doesn't matter, as long you're funny.

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 want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone.

In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

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

Diversifying our tech talent pool is an imperative for the tech sector. More diverse engineers and entrepreneurs will bring about a new type of innovation that Silicon Valley has yet to see.

If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it.

There are all kinds of under-represented groups in the literary establishment.