Quotes About Fairness

Martin Luther King Jr., recognized bias when he saw it, knew what he was talking about.

I have had the privilege of working closely with some of the greatest women in this country. The idea that their contributions would not be recognized at the same level as a male colleague is abhorrent to me. I will do everything in my power to help right this wrong, and finally achieve pay parity in America.

The goal is justice, not executions. We all want to make sure the process is fair and that the right person is punished. These recommendations are essential to that goal.

A jurist can obey the letter of the law and violate its spirit, or it can follow the spirit of the law and violate the letter of the law. I want someone who can reconcile the letter and the spirit of the law without partisan leanings.

Long made it possible for me to get on records, so what little money he did take from me, if any at all, he was entitled to it. He didn't take something from me.

Sometimes the opponents deserve a red card, but instead, they carry on playing with 11 men. So you also have to be more lucky in the future.

What's wrong with trying hard and showing up and being good at your job? We really need to look at ourselves and say we need to reevaluate this. We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing. It's okay to be ambitious; it's okay to be over-prepared.

I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.

It annoys me when people who don't know what they're talking about boo the referee.

When someone oversteps the mark, there's a referee.

It is always hard when the referee is against you.

There's nothing better than a good, blind referee.

It has more repercussion when the referee favours us than when we are harmed.

We must respect the referee every time.

You can't applaud a referee.

Most of the time I don't go down when they kick me. I try to stay up, so the referee knows that if I go down it's because they kick me badly.

Taya has never beaten me in a fair fight one-on-one. Taya has always needed a stipulation or a special guest referee or something that puts the odds in her favor.

If you ask any referee before the game - they ask me if I have anything to say, I tell them 'I'm going straight up.' Every time. Every game. And they know that and they say I'm one of the best at it.

Just like it would be wrong to have a player referee a game, it's wrong for election officials to participate in federal campaigns.

You can't put your arm around the referee! That's ungentlemanly conduct.

There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people.

Success comes to you with luck and a lot of hard work, but it doesn't give you the right to be any better than anybody else.

No one's saying anything against healthy, fair hardness. That's a part of football. But referees must look more closely and make sure limits are not exceeded.