Quotes About Equality

As far as playing, I didn't care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didn't want a white guy guarding me, because it's disrespect to my game.

Through my singing and acting and speaking, I want to make freedom ring. Maybe I can touch people's hearts better than I can their minds, with the common struggle of the common man.

Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest, doesn't mean I'm anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.

The reason I don't want anyone to control me is not because I want to be in control. I don't want anyone to control me because I don't want anyone to control anyone.

An intelligent woman is a woman with whom one can be as stupid as one wants.

It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.

I want you to admit that there is such a thing as white privilege.

Justice as fairness provides what we want.

For me, being leftist means fighting against injustice and inequality but, most of all, we want to live well.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in, too.

Higher income people don't have to pay taxes if they don't want to.

The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored - especially if we are humiliated.

I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as acceptable?

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.

You know, I'm fan of women in general. I don't want to discriminate.

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

I feel that everyone who wants to say anything, do anything, should be able to say anything or do anything, within the limits of not hurting another person.

We don't get to pick the genes we want. There's room in this world for beauty to be diverse.

The living conditions of the poor must be improved if we really want to save our environment

I wanted to show that an African-American artist could make it in this country on a national level in the graphic arts. I want to be a strong role model for my family and for other African Americans.

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.

I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it.