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" If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present. "

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" The battle goes on for me; as a gay man, I shall not be happy until I see equality across the board. "

" As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so important to the foundation of our culture and our society. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

" Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers. "

" The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality. "

" We have equality of men and women in western society, whereas in Islamic culture, women are inferior to men. "

" Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the core belief that equality, opportunity and security are truly possible for all people who are blind. "

" Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. "

Ellen DeGeneres

" Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity. "

" Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk. "

" At the end of the day, I think people are starting to realize that if you say you stand for equality, it has to be equality across the board. It can't just be equality for people who look like me, are my gender, think or love like me. It has to be equality for everybody. "

Jason Winston George

" I am much more open about categories of gender, and my feminism has been about women's safety from violence, increased literacy, decreased poverty and more equality. "

" Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality. "

" Why did mainstream America come to accept marriage equality? Gay leaders had made a convincing case that gay families were like straight families and should have the same rights. The American spirit of fair play had been invoked. "

" We can celebrate the speed at which LGBT equality has progressed, but we also have to acknowledge that it wasn't fast enough, because too many people didn't get to experience it. We can never be too impatient. "

" 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. "

" In articulating all my feelings about marriage equality, I almost don't know where to begin. And perhaps that's part of the problem. Why do we have to explain ourselves when it comes to issues of fairness and equality? Why is common sense not enough? "

" Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example. "

" Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox. "

Anna Howard Shaw

" With the full power of our 360,000 people, we said to the external world, 'This is what we believe at Accenture is the right thing to do, and gender equality is among the business principles which are fundamental for a company, and we want this to be known outside.' "

Pierre Nanterme

" Feminism is just an idea. It's a philosophy. It's about the equality of women in all realms. It's not about man-hating. It's not about being humorless. We have to let go of these misconceptions that have plagued feminism for 40, 50 years. "

" I enjoy repartee and frequently engage in devil's advocacy. In short, when I talk to friends, I do not guard every word that I say because I think that I know they know that my commitment to equality and justice is real, and they would not twist my words or misinterpret what I am saying to them. "

" I support marriage equality and oppose legislation that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman. "

" I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. "

Patricia Ireland

" Transforming our societies and our economies is an agenda that requires the participation of all. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are key. Including and empowering women and girls to develop and implement climate solutions is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing to do. "

Patricia Espinosa

" It's terribly important that we extend the promise of equality that the Supreme Court and that the district court articulated in the DOMA case and in the Perry case to all Americans in all 50 states. "

" As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance. "

" Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. "

Alexis de Tocqueville

" Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently. "

" There needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work. "

Ken Livingstone

" In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. "