Quotes About Equity

A Divine rule can be established only by a man, who, where justice and equity are required, neither feels deficient nor weak and who is not greedy and avaricious.

We cannot do wrong and feel right, nor can we give pain and gain pleasure, for justice avenges each slight.

If you want justice, you must work for truth. And if you want to work for truth, you must do a little more than wish for justice.

Gerechtigheid is één grote aanfluiting. - Alice

Make it right.

Save your anger to fight injustice. Forgive the rest.

There's a fine line between justice and revenge. The difference is in the motive.

I'm not persuaded that the opposite of poverty is wealth - I've come to believe... that the opposite of poverty is justice.

When progressives talk about equity, they mean equal outcomes, not opportunities. They want a government that's so powerful, it owns everything and chooses how wealth is distributed to ensure equal outcomes. That in essence is socialism.

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.

Housing wealth - the net equity held by households, consisting of the value of their homes minus their mortgage debt - is the most important source of wealth for all but those at the very top.

Having a decent share of the national wealth for the middle class is not bad for growth. It is actually useful both for equity and efficiency reasons.

People talk about the redistribution of wealth a lot, which is a very valid topic. But what about the redistribution of health? That's even more concentrated at the top.

I'm not against wealth; I just think everybody should have it, same as health.

What we need to do is replace the entire tax code. I do not think it makes sense to say, 'Let's just grab money from, quote, the wealthy'... The issue is the tax code's rotten and we should start truly over with a simple code that is fair and transparent.

Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.

If ever there were a case for raising taxes on the wealthy, it's Andrew Bynum.

The American dream is a crock. Stop wanting everything. Everyone should wear jeans and have three T-shirts, eat rice and beans.

I wish, to be honest with you, for African American films that we could get a few more theaters. They only open them in 1500 to 2000 for an opening weekend, and how do you expect us to compete. How can we go to certain box office levels if they don't give us more theaters?

We must hire more social workers and counselors in our schools than police officers.

Equity and economic justice are now hardwired into all of our climate policies.

Most people might just as well buy a share of the whole market, which pools all the information, than delude themselves into thinking they know something the market doesn't.

Our communities deserve a just response to years of disinvestment in our communities that have led to poor health outcomes and crime.

For too long, we financed our schools in a way that has systematically left large segments of our population behind.