Quotes About Equality

Just as we demand that people take responsibility for their actions, we as a society must take responsibility for fighting injustice.

I believe that there are issues in this country - many issues, too many to name. It's not one particular issue. But there are people out there that feel there are injustices being made and happening in our country on a daily basis.

We need to truly understand what economic injustice and inequality looks like for hard-working Canadians grappling with it every day on the ground, at home and at work.

People are getting older - that is a good thing - but there isn't enough funding in the system. And there's a whole number of injustices.

Too many Black lives have been lost to injustice and brutality in this country.

When I was 10 and 11, my dream was to be a boy. I saw that there were so many injustices that women had to live with around me. I didn't want to have that; I wanted to have the freedom that little boys had.

It is so important for people to speak out if they see any injustices.

I've always said that the greatest racism in Hollywood has to do with what color ink you produce: Black or red.

Let me say, I fully embrace equality, and I believe in the innate value of every single human being and that all students, no matter their age, should be able to attend a school and feel safe and be free of discrimination.

I am fully a feminist in this modern definition of the term. It's innate in my work because that's just who I am.

Yes, I went through overt racism as a footballer in the 80s and early 90s but that was, or is, nothing compared to what the average black person in the inner cities of England goes through every day.

You know, I'm willing to dim my light so that somebody else can shine because, like, we all have to find our inner lights, and shine in one world.

We don't know: some little black boy or girl growing up in the inner city might grow up and cure cancer for all of us - if we let them do it.

I love this sport, and I want people to have the opportunities that I have. I want the kid in the inner city to know that she can be a bobsledder one day, and I want the kid in the middle of Africa to know that she can be a bobsledder one day. So the more that we can go out there and grow the sport, the better.

No one is innocent, and people are allowed to criticize everyone.

I don't attack innocent people.

We're supposed to be bringing out-of-the-box thinking and innovation, and you cannot do that unless you've got diversity... It's everything from gender to ethnicity to geographic diversity.

Diversity is critical to innovation.

The business world needs the best talent from both genders to compete in an ever-changing environment and drive innovation.

Innovation and meritocracy was what America was based on.

Not only will innovative technology create a more connected human race; it will normalize access to our most basic needs.

You cannot put a song - you cannot put a person's talent over somebody's humanity. That's just insane.

I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.

I don't believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better?