Quotes About Equity

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Equity' is only two letters away from 'equality,' after all, and who would object to that? But in those two letters is a world of difference. 'Equity' is intrinsically unjust because it demands equality of outcome and not equality of opportunity.

In some respects, inside information is a form of financial steroid. It is unfair: it is offensive; it is unlawful; and it puts a black mark on the entire enterprise.

I'm just about equality, period. It's not like, I'm a woman, women should be in charge! I just want there to be equality for everybody.

Women can't be charged more than men for our health insurance.

Societies where there are worthy men and women of God, not necessarily preachers or religious men, but men that know the ways of God, they stand up against the collapse of equity in their land

Elite colleges like Stanford are extremely inaccessible. They're failing in their mission to provide access.

Stars work because of familiarity. They fill theatres because audiences know who they are. There is a brand equity. But there are films strong enough to not need stars, or films that should not be made with stars at all, where only fresh faces will do. So I make the decisions accordingly.

When I started out as an equity analyst, we had no securitization data. We relied on company data.

It's not a meritocracy until everyone starts with the same opportunities, is it?

I want the USDA to look like America, and I want it to be the best, most effectively managed agency in the U.S. That starts with good people.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

Let's make sure that the Internet stays open to those who need it the most.

In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease.

If you're not in the right classification, you're basically stealing funding and opportunities from other people. This is not the NFL. There's only so much money to go around.

If the playing field is not level, if there's sign stealing going on and we're not participating ourselves, that really puts you at a great disadvantage.

As the property market is very steep right now I think people should invest their capital in a mix of equity and debt instruments, through reputed mutual funds and maybe some in gold and silver. Regular savings are very very important.

From what we understand about participation by women and minorities, we need to do a better job of exposing people early in their careers to STEM fields.

The barriers to careers in STEM that people of color and traditionally underrepresented groups face need to be broken down.

By inspiring children to pursue interests in STEM early on, we are instilling in them the curiosity needed to show them that these fields are as equally accessible to them as anyone else.

Fairness is not just about getting equal pay for equal work (though it is that too!) - it's about taking bold and challenging steps to raise incomes and protect those with little or no economic power.

Rigid justice is the greatest injustice.

Overwhelming and astounding inequality, especially when it has an element of the unattainable, arouses far less envy than minimal inequality, which inevitably causes the envious to think: 'I might have been in his place.' "30