Quotes About Equity

Instead of imposing narrow and arbitrary definitions of Blackness on one another and alienating those who do not measure up, create spaces that allow people to be Black in their own way so they can contribute to our collective advancement.

Society suffers when any of the pillars weakens or strengthens overly relative to the others. Too weak the markets and society becomes unproductive, too weak a democratic community and society tends toward crony capitalism, too weak the state and society turns fearful and apathetic. Conversely, too much market and society becomes inequitable, too much community and society becomes static, and too much state and society becomes authoritarian. A balance is essential!

A society with more justice needs less charity.

As a public interest lawyer, your fund of injustice will never be empty.

Power is best when it's distributed most broadly.

Our duty as educators is to protect and promote public conversations about matters of educational justice, equity, and access within a lightning?fast and often misleading environment of powerful, politically motivated, and unsubstantiated opinions.

I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'

I got my Equity card and agent before I ever went to drama school.

You can't just be letting certain people get away with certain things and not others.

Even though I didn't have a lot of material things, I had the love and education and all together a lot of kids don't have the same chances, so the goal is to give some chances to the kids that don't have it.

I love to give people chances that otherwise wouldn't have them.

Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.

It's important to understand that one gender is not superior to the other.

For years, we've asked our suppliers to prioritize the talent and diversity of their sales teams calling on our company.

Government acquisition of food supplies in time of war is no less important than conscription. Equity is the fundamental principle applicable to both these essential phases of war administration.

When I began teaching, my colleagues and I quickly realized that our students didn't have access to the same resources we had growing up. We knew there were supplies and resources that could help our students, but our school district simply couldn't afford them.

I invest in black-led startups not because of a sense of charity. I make those investments because of the basic principle of supply and demand and the reality that black entrepreneurs typically lack the network to have their deals become bid up and overvalued.

We have to get smarter about our cities. Especially when it comes to the most basic of public services - water supply.

I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it.

I have supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality, and fairness for all.

That's how diversity becomes a gimmick or device, when it is introduced but not supported.

We have so many talented writers. Companies need to understand that smaller writers also need to be supported.

No matter who or what you support, I believe in supporting fairness first.

When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.