Quotes About Equity

Take care lest perchance you fall into the mistake of thinking to gain more by being merciful than by being just; for to pardon him too easily that has transgressed is to wrong him that transgresses not.

Misery begets equality.

No man or corporation has a right to employ any man without giving him the equivalent of his labor.

It is not right that any one should be advocate and judge in the same case.

Fairness is what justice really is.

Even 'Lord of the Rings' had dwarf-tossing jokes in it. It's like, 'Really?'

Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who wouldn't ordinarily have that opportunity. I think that's very important.

In 80% of the world, energy will be bought where it is economic. You have to help the rest of the world get energy at a reasonable price.

I think reasonable people could agree that, at some point, there's enough income that someone should be expected to participate in the health-care system.

I think the notion of tax fairness is the reasonable thing to do.

Good laws are fair, do not discriminate against any group and are reasonably implementable.

You only think about things when you see people doing it. Most girls know now they can be lawyers. They know that they can work in an emergency room - they've seen 'ER.' But I don't recall that anyone has seen scientists on a large scale, except for a few paleontologists in 'Jurassic Park.'

Nationally, overwhelmingly non-white schools receive $1,000 less per pupil than overwhelmingly white schools.

No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.

I don't think people should be priced out of going to the theatre... But we have to recognise that it is a show business.

Bordeaux would be naive not to recognize that Robert Parker was driving the brand equity. If the next generation doesn't care about Chateau Pichon-Lalande, then you have a problem.

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.

Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children.

Some people conclude that the injustices existing in the world prove there is no God. On the contrary, I conclude that God, being both just and merciful, will and can rectify all inequities in a life after death.

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

Schools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins.

Investing in living-wage jobs and reducing the inequities between local school districts would give young people more, not less, incentive to postpone childbearing and more possibilities for independence.

The basic dream of many Colombians is to have a secure nation, without exclusions, with equity, and without hatred.

Market discipline can only limit moral hazard to the extent that debt and equity holders believe that, in the event of distress, they will bear costs.