Quotes About Equality

Ali reversed the decision in a second fight with Joe Frazier. That's what would happen if I played Billie Jean again.

Look at guys like Demetrious Johnson, who's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why isn't he on the largest pay scale? Why are there people that aren't even champions making more money?

I have always drawn strength from my late mother's life. When Eunice Johnson set up the first major fashion show for African-American audiences more than 50 years ago, she did so at a time when black Americans, especially black women, were still fighting for a seat at the table - any table.

My efforts to join the fight against breast cancer all began around the fact that women were getting short-changed in the medical arena.

I never remember, like, saying, 'Well, I'm going to belong - join the civil rights movement.'

If somebody is saying that I should not compete because I'm a man, I don't know what to say to that. And if somebody is saying that I had it easy, I would invite them to join the military and enter Indiana politics in 2010 as a gay person. See how easy they find it.

I join other players in calling for all teams to take a stand. We should not be subject to hate speech or racist acts at any time, and definitely not in our arenas.

I wouldn't join Miss Universe if I thought somebody else deserved it more than I do.

When I got cleared by doctors and was coronavirus-free, one of the first things I did was get to marching in Boston. I wanted to join the people out there doing all they could to speak out against injustice and hatred and police brutality - folks looking to ensure the future of our country is better than its past.

Even in the political arena, we need good people to join politics. I believe women can lead the country.

I have joined the BJP to help disabled people.

I joined NOW on an issue of pay.

Growing up, I was told I could be anything I wanted to be. There were no limitations restraining me just because I was a girl. Then I joined the military.

I'm really proud that MTV has joined the conversation about breaking down binaries.

I enjoy the burger joint the same way I enjoy fancy meals.

Ben Carson said black people worked for less. I have breaking news: we built this joint for free. We didn't build it for less.

Desegregation is a joke.

I think it is childish for men to joke about women's clothes, to make fun of our hats, to complain over the cost of a good fur coat.

I'm pretty equal opportunity when it comes to issues to joke about.

I don't do politics, I don't do religion, I don't do ethnic jokes.

There is not a racist bone in my dad's body. He doesn't even laugh at distasteful jokes.

It was not easy to get to where I am. My challenge is to learn to deal with the jokes that are common among men that I heard and continue to hear sometimes among men.

I want to be on a show that's not sensitive to racial jokes; I want to be on one where they call me everything and I call them right back. There's blatant racism going both ways. That's what we need.

I think jokes on colour or body shaming shouldn't be made. It's not funny to crack such jokes.