Barack Obama Quotes

There are no acceptable limits and no acceptable prejudices in the 21st century.

People are making a lot more noise about representation and diversity. But I think modeling is one of the professions where people can be kind of racist.

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.

I'm not a racist. That's what's so insane about this.

I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period.

First and foremost, I'm a feminist. And basically that stems from a strong belief that all people and creatures deserve equal opportunity, rights and respect.

We will not build a society that reflects who we are and that has opportunities for equality or justice if we don't make progress for all participants.

Look back, to slavery, to suffrage, to integration and one thing is clear. Fashions in bigotry come and go. The right thing lasts.

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.

The only way you get to the goal of color blindness is to be color conscious along the way.

We've come a long way, but there is still a lot of discrimination.

Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.

It only takes two seconds of your life to say, 'I don't agree with white supremacy. I don't agree with homophobia.'

I'm just all for equal rights and stuff like that, but I'm not like one of those 'Yay empowerment' type of people.

Whether it's racism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, xenophobia, religious intolerance or other bias - we demand to live in a country where we can be safe to be who we are, believe what we want and love whomever we want.

I am unapologetic about the need for social change, greater inclusion, and equity.

The beauty industry is just like the fashion industry - prejudice is ingrained. But with new people coming in with fresh eyes and passion, I definitely am seeing progress.

I'm literally fighting for the equality of every man, woman and child regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation and here to spread a message of peace, love, and positivity.

Discrimination at any level sends a harmful message to youth, gay or straight alike, and that discrimination has no place in Scouting.

I am not interested in the support of anybody who stands for any form of prejudice as to anybody's race or religion. . . . I have no place in my philosophy for such beliefs.

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness.

One moves swiftly and imperceptibly from a world in which affirmative action can't be ended because its beneficiaries are too weak to a world in which it can't be ended because its beneficiaries are too strong.

Racial prejudice is of ignorance. There is no place for it.

There's the continuing challenges of racism, of sexism, of discrimination against the LGBT community, of the way that we treat people as opposed to how we want to be treated.