Quotes About Equality

No country is 100 percent free of human rights abuses.

Long ago when I went to college, campuses were about 70 percent male, and until 1970, it was still nearly 60 percent.

As the wealthiest nation on Earth, we have made a commitment to provide health care for those over 65. In order to pay for this, each of us should contribute the same, flat percentage of our earned income.

There's the same percentage of genius happening in both genders, but there's less women writing scripts and out there looking for the job.

I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others.

A large percentage of my father's patients were African-American.

When the game is played by such a high percentage of black and ethnic minority players and we're looking at the percentage of managers and coaches, at the top level it is minimal.

I understand the Rooney Rule and I understand why it is critical in America. I certainly think there are differences between the American system and in American football, there is such a large percentage of players who are of ethnic backgrounds. I think there is a difference here... I don't think its appropriate here.

You still hear this perception that boys are good at math and girls are not, and it's not cool and it's not interesting. And I think we have to shift the culture. It's so deeply entrenched in who we are.

When I was a kid, I had no perception whatever that science fiction was supposed to be a boys' club.

There's no reason for men to be better at maths than women - it's just about our perception.

In India, the perception of a woman in a restaurant kitchen was that she wouldn't make it.

Women's sport is embedded in the mainstream consciousness now, and that is a hugely positive thing. That's not to say that our sport can't get even more popular - because I think it can - but perceptions have definitely changed for the better.

It's not at all a far jump to think that overall perceptions of gender - and what is and is not important in gender roles - would carry over from life to fiction.

I want to make this world perfect.

There can be no perfect Europe in which Ireland is denied even the least of its national rights.

In my perfect world, we'd have one black girl fantasy book every month. We need them, and we need fantasy stories about black boys as well.

In a perfect world, in my opinion, 'they,' 'them,' and 'theirs' would be the pronouns that everyone would use.

I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

My kids will grow up in a house knowing that it's perfectly normal for two men to be in love, it's perfectly normal for two women to be in love. My kids will grow up knowing it's all about love. It doesn't matter who you're with and everyone should have that experience.

I have perfectly symmetrical ankles.

You can't always say and do things and wait until the right moment, when everything is perfectly lined up. As women, I feel like we do that. I just see so many women take the back seat and wait until the right opportunity, and when you do that, you miss out on the best things.

We can't all have gleaming grass, cut to the millimetre, perfectly manicured and watered when needed and looked after by 10 groundsmen. Not everyone can be at these clubs.