Discrimination Quotes

497 Discrimination quotes by 365 unique authors

We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black, Hispanic,… — Ron Kind
Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people. — Coretta Scott King
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to… — Madeleine M. Kunin
My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace… — Aung San Suu Kyi
The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our… — John Lewis
It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them… — Anne Sullivan Macy
Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely. — Thurgood Marshall
I believe that my children, who are young, will look back on the early years of the 21st century in rather the same way I… — Jon Meacham
I was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even if we didn't have much… — Helen Mirren
If you believe in equality, if you believe in standing up for the rights of all, especially for people most affected by bigotry and discrimination,… — Michael Moore
I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form. — Rand Paul
A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin. — Rand Paul
It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's… — Jim Ramstad
The purpose of the ADA was to provide clear and comprehensive national standards to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. As a result, individuals with… — Jim Ramstad
Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial discrimination is prohibited, and where the people can live freely?… — Paul Robeson
It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. — Carl T. Rowan
Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd. — Bertrand Russell
Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels like. We need… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. — Sargent Shriver
How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination. — Barbra Streisand
The fact that a baby can be born today and condemned to a life of hardship, struggle, and discrimination simply because of sex is enraging. — Adora Svitak
Racial discrimination, South Africa's economic power, its oppression and exploitation of all the black peoples, are part and parcel of the same thing. — Oliver Tambo

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