“Them? Us. Look at them, they are us. What differences do you see?”— Neve Campbell, Kiara, amazon.com
“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.”— James Earl Jones, Mufasa, amazon.com
“Human beings start putting each other into boxes the second that they see each other -- Is that person dangerous? Are they attractive? Are they a potential mate?”— iO Tillett Wright, ted.com
“We'll make our economy and country more welcoming to people with disabilities.”— Hillary Clinton, twitter.com
“Every job from the heart is, ultimately, of equal value. The nurse injects the syringe; the writer slides the pen; the farmer plows the dirt; the comedian draws the laughter. Monetary income is the perfect deceiver of a man's true worth.”— Criss Jami, amazon.com
“I think it is right I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same res…”— Emma Watson, people.com
“While I’ll keep working on good policies—from equal pay for equal work to protecting reproductive rights—there are some changes that have nothing to do with passing new laws. In fact, the most important change may be the toughest of all—and that’s changing ourselves.”— Barack Obama, glamour.com
“The rest of us have never embraced your victim mentality; we are not victims. We are people, the same way that men are. We are equal, yet different. We, unlike you, realize that is not mutually exclusive.”— Lori Ziganto, thoughtcatalog.com
“If the country is to flourish, we must make room for free women, and let go of the economic and social systems built around the presumption that no woman really counts unless she is married.”— Rebecca Traister, nymag.com
“In fact, wherever you find increasing numbers of single women in history, you find change.”— Rebecca Traister, nymag.com
“...the rise of the single woman is an exciting turn of historical events because it entails a complete rethinking of who women are and what family is and who holds dominion within it — and outside it.”— Rebecca Traister, nymag.com
“The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy.”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“For example, a well-groomed woman of average attractiveness makes about $6,000 more annually than an average-looking, averagely-groomed woman. She also makes about $4,000 more than her better-looking, but less put-together coworker.”— Valentina Zarya, fortune.com
“The gap between what’s preached and practiced at tech companies creates disillusionment.”— Bo Ren, medium.com
“Giving flowers is always a good idea. But I hope that on this Mother’s Day, we’ll recommit ourselves to doing more than that: Through deeds that match our words, let’s give mothers the respect they deserve, give all women the equality they deserve, and give all parents the support they need in their…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“I’m here to say we must reject such despair. I’m here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem. I know that because I know America. I know how far we’ve come against impossible odds. I know we’ll make it because of what I’ve experienced in my own life, what I’ve seen of this country and its p…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“This is the price and the promise of citizenship. This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny. This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across th…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov