269 private quotes tagged equality

“I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.” — Sandra Lee

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“As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.” — Charles de Secondat

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“In 1965, I marched for equality.” — Alphonso Jackson

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“The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.” — Michelle Bachelet

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“Educational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace.” — Michelle Bachelet

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“U.N. Women was created due to the acknowledgement that gender equality and women's empowerment was still, despite progress, far from what it should be. Transforming political will and decisions, such as the Member States creating U.N. Women, into concrete steps towards gender equality and women's empowerment, I think is one of the main challenges.” — Michelle Bachelet

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“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.” — Michelle Bachelet

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“Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.” — Max Nordau

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“Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command.” — Mary Douglas

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“Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.” — Mary Douglas

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“We live in a world where equality is pretty important.” — John Key

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“Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously.” — Bashar al-Assad

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“Elections are also about the future - the pledges that we are making for this country. For those who care about equality and fairness in the UK, and beyond, Labour really is the only choice.” — Anne Campbell

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“Equality implies individuality.” — Trey Anastasio

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“In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality.” — Mary McCarthy

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“As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones.” — Steven Pinker

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“The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and that is precisely what our movement was about.” — John Hume

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“Most of all, we should remember all of us are capable of individually helping advance the spirit of equality for all.” — Mike Rogers

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“We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge.” — Jerry Brown

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“Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.” — Imelda Staunton

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“The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.” — Robert Reich

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“The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized.” — Leland Stanford

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“The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences a country that respects all, regardless of their differences a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences.” — Paul Martin

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“In Canada, women's rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality - not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others.” — Paul Martin

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“Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight.” — Vladimir Kramnik

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