Quotes About Equality

I have been around for 33 years and I don't have a filmy background. I don't know if I am an insider or an outsider but I have never felt any discrimination.

What you should do is to say to outsiders that a Christian has neither more nor less rights in our association than an atheist.

The consequences for failure are very different if you're a woman or a person of color than they are if you're a guy. If you're a guy who makes a mistake, you get a second chance. Often, for those of us who are outsiders, we make a mistake, and that's the end of the conversation.

I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don't have one.

I don't like the word feminist. I don't think women trying to be men is feminism. I also don't believe in being outspoken for the sake of it, or just to prove a point.

We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with.

Beyonce is very outspoken on feminist issues. So I think that's good. That could be brought to the forefront more.

I was very much a part of the civil rights era, so, of course, my fantasy was to marry some outstanding black gentleman, a leader - someone like Martin Luther King who was doing something for black people.

If I was to go around as a white woman, a white man, an Asian woman, an Asian man... the world would just respond to you so differently because of your outward form, right?

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

I don't understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it, people.

Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys - get over it.

I wasn't a bra burner, I'm not a political person. I saw there was an old-boys' network, but my philosophy has always been to get over it, and move on.

When I first joined the DA's office, there weren't that many women. So there was a fair degree of sexism. Everybody kind of got over it when they saw you doing your job.

I just think overall there's not as many female ministers than there are male ministers.

We have overcome economic devastation, defeated mighty oppressors, and lifted up generation after generation of Americans. We can - and we will - do it again. For that is our birthright as members of the American family - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, immigrant, or descendant of the Founding Fathers themselves.

The only difference between men and women in science is that the women have the babies. This makes it more difficult for women in science but should not be seen as a barrier, for it is merely another challenge to be overcome.

There's so much bigotry that needs to be overcome.

We've all got hurdles we have to overcome, and mine are not necessarily any bigger than anyone else's.

We need to help people of all circumstance overcome the things in their life.

We have to overcome the practice of male domination - even though it's changing, and changing in Liberia quite drastically.

Americans have bravely risen to overcome great challenges, but we still have a long way to go to ensure that everyone shares in the freedom to dream of and achieve a better life for themselves and their kids.

I had seen my dad overcome and work hard for the things that he has, and I hear the stories about the injustices that he faced.

It seems like racism in the United States is overflowing.