Quotes About Opportunity

There's a reason why in New York Harbor we have the Statue of Liberty, not the Statue of Equality.

All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.

We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

Equality...is the result of human organization. We are not born equal.

We will have equality when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel.

There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.

There is equality in the office but not on the street.

Gender equality must become a lived reality.

A fair and just society offers equality of opportunity to all. But it cannot promise, and should not try to enforce, sameness.

Equality! Where is it, if not in education? Equal rights! They cannot exist without equality of instruction.

The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

Equality of opportunity is the essence of social justice.

Equality begins with economic empowerment.

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions.

Equality of opportunity is meaningless for those who do not have the capabilities to take advantage of it.

The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth.

Inequality is a fact. Equality is a value.

In theory we are all equal before the law. In practice, there are overwhelming privileges that come with winning the birth lottery.

Girls could do most things as well as boys, and some things better.

I believe in gender equality.

Only where there is pecuniary equality can the distinction of merit stand out.