Quotes About Equality

Miguel de Cervantes

Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.

Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Ya tengo un objetivo, una finalidad en esta vida —se decía—, y es conquistar a esta muchacha o que ella me conquiste. Y es lo mismo. En amor lo mismo da vencer que ser vencido.

Fascism is cured by reading, racism is cured by traveling.

one society is "better" than another if a greater number of its people have access to experiences that are in line with their goals.

Science is very much fun. And I think women should have the opportunity to have fun.

We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.

My salary situation at 'Morning Joe' wasn't right. I made five attempts to fix it, then realized I'd made the same mistake every time: I apologised for asking.

There is no difference between one man and another, for all are born naked into the world. A man cannot be measured by the colour of his skin, or by his speech, or by his clothes and jewels, but only by his heart. A good man is better than a bad man, and justice is better than injustice--and that is all I know.

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Na pocz?tku cz?sto z Niil? dyskutowali?my, czy nasze granie mo?na uzna? za knapsu. S?owo jest tornedalsko-fi?skie i oznacza "babski", zatem co?, czym zajmuj? si? tylko kobiety. Mo?na by powiedzie?, ?e rola m??czyzn w Tornedalen ogranicza si? tylko do jednego: nie by? knapsu.

Instead of assigning grades according to merit, plan to simply add all my student's scores together and divide by the total number of students. Since I grade on a bell curve, this means that every student---every semester in every class---will receive a grade of 'C'. Nothing would please Karl Marx more than knowing that regardless of talent or effort everyone will get the same outcome in my classes.

Constantine proclaimed that everyone should be allowed to live according to his conscience, without fear.13

Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." —Mark 10: 42–45

Ultimately, it really does mean to be fair to all people.

For example, your tenant in a wheelchair wants to widen the doorways, lower the bathroom and kitchen countertops, and perhaps install a ramp. The ADA pretty much says you must allow your tenant to make these changes at their expense, providing they return your unit to its original condition when they move out.

No, there are no special places in hell. Hell is a democracy.

Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." MARK TWAIN (1835–1910) US

Care not what they say about the color of your skin let the brilliant light of your soul blind them.

Primitive societies live by the Rule of Might, and the strong prevail. Advanced societies live by the Rule of Law, and the privileged prevail. Enlightened societies live by the Rule of Love, and everyone is lifted higher.

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.

Equal pay isn't just a women's issue when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.

It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still receive fewer wages than men for the same work.