Discrimination Quotes

497 Discrimination quotes by 365 unique authors

The Scriptures have been misused to defend bloody crusades and inquisitions; to support slavery, apartheid, and segregation; to sanction the physical and emotional abuse of… — Mel White
I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex couples in this… — Barack Obama
Like the vast majority of Americans, I've opposed same-sex marriage, but I've also opposed unjust discrimination against anyone, for racial or religious reasons, or for… — Mitt Romney
Just as you have come to know, the false discrimination of yourself, apply this mentally to all phenomena — Gautama Buddha
Cultivation of meditative stability alone, will not destroy the discrimination of inherent existence. Afflictive emotions can return, making all sorts of disturbances — Gautama Buddha
The new racism: Racism without 'racists.' Today, racial segregation and division often result from habits, policies, and institutions that are not explicitly designed to discriminate.… — Unknown Author
Women represent 70 percent of the 1.3 billion people in our world who live in absolute poverty. Consequently, as Joan Holmes, president of the Hunger… — Riane Eisler
Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different. It is the… — Pat Robertson
The discrimination is not made openly, but a Negro who goes to such places is informed that there are no accommodations, or he is overlooked… — Ray Stannard Baker
There can be no doubt that our Nation has had a long and unfortunate history of sex discrimination. Traditionally, such discrimination was rationalized by an… — William J. Brennan
[It is] a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries. — Thurgood Marshall
They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to participation in the promise and fruits of society… — Bella Abzug
When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or the ordination of… — Pope Benedict XVI
Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to… — Carl Lewis
I did sit down with Jared Polis (D-CO), and we had a good discussion about having the LGBT [Equality] Caucus pool some money and perhaps… — Mark Pocan
There must not be one law for the Jew and another for the Arabs....In saying this, I do not assume that there are tendencies toward… — Chaim Weizmann
Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up. — Bill Gates
Since these early days, I have seen and have experienced many types of discrimination and all of them were rooted in the fear of people… — Tim Cook
Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination. — Ally Sheedy
I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history… — Anderson Cooper
Feminism as a movement for political and social equity is important, but feminism as an academic clique committed to eccentric doctrines about human nature is… — Steven Pinker
Well, we in America are about to break up with oil. Why not break up with poverty and discrimination too? — Van Jones
The qualities in music which I considered most important - and still do - were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity. — Paul Desmond
I knew that discrimination existed, even though there were many individuals who were not prejudiced. — Joseph Stiglitz
What is masculine and what is feminine, anyway? Why should men not show that they can be fragile or seductive? I am only happy when… — Jean Paul Gaultier

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