Discrimination Quotes

497 Discrimination quotes by 365 unique authors

One does not divine this by impressions or knowledge. What this means is that no matter how much you try to figure or calculate by… — Takuan Soho
The absurd . . . the fact that with God all things are possible. The absurd is not one of the factors which can be… — Soren Kierkegaard
DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another. — Ambrose Bierce
I do not see that the sex of the candidate is an argument against her admission as a Privatdozent. After all, the Senate is not… — David Hilbert
I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there… — Warren Farrell
Business shouldn't be like sports, separating the men from the women. — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
I regard affirmative action as pernicious-a system that had wonderful ideals when it started but was almost immediately abused for the benefit of white middle-class… — Camille Paglia
When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't… — Shelby Foote
It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to… — Major Owens
This bill would allow an employee to bring a claim against an employer decades after the alleged initial act of discrimination occurred. Trial lawyers, you… — Buck McKeon
I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends… — John McCain
Women need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else...And it's… — John McCain
The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases. — Orrin Hatch
Indignant reply to the blatent sex discrimination expressed in a colleague's opposition when Hilbert proposed appointing Emmy Noether as the first woman professor at their… — David Hilbert
I believe that those who promote discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or any other grounds are gravely mistaken about the values that make… — William J. Clinton
Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a matter of simple justice — Dwight D. Eisenhower
If discrimination based on race is constitutionally permissible when those who hold the reins can come up with "compelling" reasons to justify it, then constitutional… — William O. Douglas
Discrimination is not liberal. Arguing against discrimination is not intolerance. — Richard Dawkins
Any action done with the right attitude, understanding and discrimination will take you closer to liberation. If however, the same action is done without the… — Mata Amritanandamayi
It did not seem to me that prejudice, poverty, discrimination, repression and racism were confined to the North of Ireland. I could see them everywhere… — Bernadette Devlin
The ills of discrimination are still with us. We have to continue the tenacity and vigilance of the 1960s. Racial understanding is not something we… — Thomas Cole
Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system of gross racial… — Nelson Mandela
We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. ... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations… — Barack Obama
The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism. — Gordon Parks
Men with discrimination will be viewed as schemers; second, men with deep far-sightedness will be seen as cowards; and third, men with rough behaviour will… — Takeda Shingen

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