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He or She Quotes

Language that leaves room for everyone.

Casting a lead role often depends on a track record built over time, regardless of who happens to have earned it. That fairness echoes through our Equality collection.

I always say I write my own novels and the characters don't take control of me, but in fact, I look at the characters in the early stages and I think, 'What is he or she like,' and they slowly...

Quotes by A. S. Byatt

A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.

Quotes by A. R. Rahman

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.

Quotes by Zhang Ziyi

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected.

Quotes by William Glasser

Emotion Quotes

China is a government-oriented economy. No one can say he can run his business entirely without government connections. Anybody who says that he or she can do things alone... is a hypocrite.

Quotes by Wang Jianlin

Parents, first and foremost, it is important to... understand and recognise the activities your child is naturally gravitating towards. It's important also to ensure that your child likes what he or she is doing. I believe in exposing children to...

Quotes by Viswanathan Anand

I think an ethical lawyer would absolutely refuse, if he or she had knowledge that this is the purpose for which her work would be used, that is, to conceal a fraudulent scheme from federal regulators.

Quotes by Viet D. Dinh

An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes.

Quotes by Victor Kiam

I believe a journalist needs to be free to ask the questions he or she deems relevant, without constraints from others.

Quotes by Trish Regan

Equality Quotes

The first thing I would do for anyone who's trying to lose body fat, for instance, would be to remove foods from the house that he or she would consume during lapses of self-control.

Quotes by Tim Ferriss

No writing effort is ever wasted. At the very least, it's practice, and a writer never knows when he or she might usefully cannibalize an earlier effort for something new.

Quotes by Therese Fowler

I put ordinary people in jeopardy and give them the opportunity to be heroic. Then there's a great payoff for the reader at the end, when the heroic character gets what he or she deserves. Readers will come back again...

Quotes by Terri Blackstock

There's acting, and then there's auditioning; mastering auditioning is sort of the first thing an actor really needs to nail down when he or she wants to get a part.

Quotes by Teddy Sears

America is a nation founded by immigrants and built on the ideal that anyone can be an American if he or she believes in the principles and values of the Constitution.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

Expression Quotes

I remember reading the cruelest, most awful thing about my hair online. A person speculated about who I was as a person and even read into my personal life based solely off my hairstyle. He or she said I must...

Quotes by Tamron Hall

Every actor, male or female, is paid what he or she is worth. There is no inflated sum or underpaying in the industry.

Quotes by Tamannaah

I'm trying to make the readers feel as if he or she is right there in the conversation, and so I don't try to manipulate it too much.

Quotes by Susan Straight

I abhor crime novels in which the main character can behave however he or she pleases, or do things that normal people do not do, without those actions having social consequences.

Quotes by Stieg Larsson

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't.

Quotes by Steven Van Zandt

Gender Quotes

The vast majority of Americans perform sophisticated digital tasks on a daily basis. Grandmas and grandpas e-mail digital photos of their cruise trip and IM their kids in school. So a politician admitting that he or she can't bother to...

Quotes by Steven Levy

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this He Or She quotes collection about?
It collects quotes that deliberately use gender-neutral phrasing to talk about professionals, parents, and ethics - actors, lawyers, and business figures alike. It pairs naturally with the Equality and Gender collections.
Why would someone search for quotes phrased this way?
The inclusive phrasing appeals to readers who want language that doesn't default to one gender, especially in quotes about professional roles or ethical responsibility.
One quote discusses a lawyer's obligation to turn down dishonest work - what's notable there?
It ties gender-neutral language to a serious point about professional integrity, showing that inclusive phrasing works naturally even in weighty ethical statements.
Is there a quote here about parenting?
Yes - one advises parents to recognize what their child naturally gravitates toward, applying the same inclusive language to raising kids as it does to careers.
How can these quotes be used?
They're useful for captions or writing that aims for inclusive, neutral phrasing; pair one with the Expression or Emotion collections for added depth.

The same care shows up in parenting, where following a child's own interests matters more than assumptions, and in professional ethics around honest conduct. Read more in our Gender and Expression quotes.