Quotes About Equality

Treat people as you would like to be treated. Karma's only a [b!#@%] if you are.

I have never seen a wildflower in all its beauty be ashamed of where it grows.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren, And the tree-toad is a chef-d'Å"uvre for the highest, And the running blackberry would adorn the parlors of heaven, And the narrowest hinge in my hand puts to scorn all machinery, And the cow crunching with depress'd head surpasses any statue, And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.

Our country is the world, our countrymen are all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. The interests, rights, and liberties of American citizens are no more dear to us, than are those of the whole human race. Hence, we can allow no appeal to patriotism, to revenge any national insult or injury. The Prince of Peace, under whose stainless banner we rally, came not to destroy, but to save, even the worst of enemies.

MENstrual cramps, MENtal breakdowns, MENopause — ever notice that many of women's problems begin with MEN?

I would like it if men had to partake in the same hormonal cycles to which we're subjected monthly. Maybe that's why men declare war — because they have a need to bleed on a regular basis.

The rich and poor are but different ventricles of the same heart of humanity.

Racism & Gender Discrimination. — One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.

We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich, the smart or the slow, the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is noble to rise above them.

I have no race prejudices, and I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being — that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.

White men, whether they are the majority or the minority, must find a way to purge themselves completely of racism, or face an ultimate fateful confrontation which will shake the very foundation of civilization.

Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.

To live anywhere in the world of A.D. 1955 and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.

Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.

Racial superiority is a mere pigment of the imagination.

Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

If it is dark, all men are black.

Our flag is red, white, and blue, but our nation is a rainbow — red, yellow, brown, black, and white — we are all precious in God's sight!

Merry Christmas v. Happy Holidays... Why be exclusive when you can be inclusive?

God loves an idle rainbow, No less than labouring seas.

We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables — the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers — to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories - fag and straight.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Diamonds may have been a girl's best friend in an era when a woman's only hope of having a high family income was to marry a man who was well-off, but today, marketable skills that will enable a woman to command a good income over her lifetime are a better investment.