Discrimination Quotes
497 Discrimination quotes by 365 unique authors
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I played an integral part in helpings formulating that new vision... that we must abandon apartheid and accept one united South Africa with equal rights…
— F. W. de Klerk
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Within the U.N. itself, I have appointed a record number of women to high-level positions. I did not fill jobs with women just for the…
— Ban Ki-moon
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include…
— Ban Ki-moon
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
— Ban Ki-moon
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Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws…
— Jim Yong Kim
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The search for a Jewish national home came about due to centuries of anti-Semitic pogroms, expulsions, discrimination and hate. The Holocaust was simply the evil…
— Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
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Labor has a proud history of tackling discrimination and introducing important social reform.
— Lara Giddings
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There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.
— Malala Yousafzai
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Some social scientists say that in-group/out-group biases are hard-wired into the human brain. Even without overt prejudice, it is cognitively convenient for people to sort…
— Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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Wage theft, worker rights and workplace discrimination should not be swept under the rug. The United States cannot have a functional economy where all the…
— James P. Hoffa
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Sadly, if President Obama is willing to ignore the pain of race-based discrimination and injustice so as to make whites comfortable - and this, after…
— Tim Wise
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Sadly, whites are rarely open to what black and brown folks have to say regarding their ongoing experiences with racist mistreatment. And we are especially…
— Tim Wise
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In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the…
— Barack Obama
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We need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. The fact is, in too…
— Barack Obama
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Discrimination and prejudice of any kind have no place in sports or in our society.
— Jerry Reinsdorf
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Obviously, there is much similarity among the challenges of transgender people and all women - from health care to harassment to discrimination in the workplace.
— Gloria Steinem
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Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a deep understanding of…
— Stella Young
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Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to find employment in…
— Stella Young
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Latinos come from different countries, and they tend to segregate with only their country instead of embracing all the other countries, because in reality, all…
— Andrea Navedo
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All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.
— Earl Warren
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There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.
— Lou Gehrig
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The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.
— Harold Geneen
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Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so.
— Bobby Rush
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This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian discrimination.
— Jalal Talabani
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
— Ramakrishna
Who Wrote These Discrimination Quotes
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