Quotes About Equality

I don't think about it in terms of being a woman. Being gracious, attentive, curious, interested are requirements for everyone.

All men are created equal. It is what you do from there that makes the difference. We are all free agents in life. We make our own decisions. We control our own destiny.

We came into the world like brother and brother, And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.

It seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I'm from the East. For me it isn't really important. I've only ever known myself as a woman.

We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

A man only has the right to look down at another when he helps him to lift himself up.

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that...women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

No matter who you are, big or small, female or man, brave or not brave, you can still be empowered and feel strong.

If you were born poor, it's not your fault. But if you die poor it is.

Can we call a moratorium on the use of the term 'ladyparts'? Grazia!

As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise.

feminism is for everybody

To you I am neither man nor woman. I come before you as an author only. It is the sole standard by which you have a right to judge me--the sole ground on which I accept your judgment.

The widening of woman's sphere is to improve her lot. Let us do it, and if the world scoff, let it scoff if it sneer, let it sneer.

For years now I have heard the word "wait." It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "wait" has almost always meant "never."

Everybody should have the opportunity to do and be everything they can be.

To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.

The movement for equality and justice can only be a success if it has both a mass and militant character; the barriers to be overcome require both.

Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom.

An honor is not diminished for being shared.