I think ‘I Spy,’ still when you look at it, speaks …” – Bill Cosby
I think ‘I Spy,’ still when you look at it, speaks volumes in terms of propaganda for equality. It’s just magnificent. – Bill Cosby
Equality Quotes
My father offered his life so our democracy could …” – Benigno Aquino Iii
My father offered his life so our democracy could live. My mother devoted her life to nurturing that democracy. I will dedicate my life to making our democracy reach its fullest potential: that of ensuring equality for all. My family has sacrificed much, and I am willing to do this again if necessary. – Benigno Aquino Iii
Achieving gender equality requires the engagement …” – Ban Ki Moon
Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility. – Ban Ki Moon
Earlier feminists were almost universally pro-choi …” – Kathleen Parker
Earlier feminists were almost universally pro-choice and have dominated political debate until now. Having access to abortion was viewed as the only way women could have full equality with men, who, until recently, couldn’t get pregnant. – Kathleen Parker
Women have a lot to say about how to advance women …” – Charlotte Bunch
Women have a lot to say about how to advance women’s rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond. – Charlotte Bunch
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from t …” – Bella Abzug
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room. – Bella Abzug
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to …” – Charles B. Rangel
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way. – Charles B. Rangel
The poor have to labour in the face of the majesti …” – Anatole France
The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France
Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. We …” – Samuel Johnson
Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure. – Samuel Johnson
America is not perfect. It took a bloody civil war …” – Marco Rubio
America is not perfect. It took a bloody civil war to free over 4 million African Americans who lived enslaved. It took another hundred years after that before they achieved full equality under the law. – Marco Rubio
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Pa …” – David Cameron
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. – David Cameron
You know, my mum’s always encouraged me and never …” – Paloma Faith
You know, my mum’s always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism – so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving. – Paloma Faith
It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience. …” – Roger Ascham
It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience. – Roger Ascham
Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking ‘equa …” – Stella Young
Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking ‘equal’ means ‘the same’ and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically. – Stella Young
The perfection of our union, especially our commit …” – Paul Ryan
The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, ‘In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free – honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.’ – Paul Ryan