I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world.
I became a chameleon. My color didn't change. But I could change your perception of my color.
Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people.
What the apartheid system was really good at doing was convincing groups to hate one another.
I think all of us should seek help, and not help is in a - you know, help shouldn't be seen as a frightening thing. Help shouldn't be seen as a weak thing.
Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.
Living with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.
I knew of like - I remember, for most of my life, I grew up, and "Knight Rider" was, you know - David Hasselhoff was a Dutch character in my world.
Now everyone has eyes, and now everyone has evidence. That's really changed how we tell the news and what we get from it.
There are many people out there who don't even think of themselves as being averse to facts, but the truth is, they are not getting it.
If you look at government policy generally, what government tries to do in all instances is to make sure that we take care of all elements that might relate to a particular issue.