Quotes about "Social Justice & Equality"

I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class discussions and came out of it saying I hadn't learned a thing I didn't know before about morals and what is right or wrong in human conduct. ”

Most of the people that I deal with are human. So I've had a lot of experience with that. ”

No other planet in the solar system is a suitable home for human beings; it's this world or nothing. That's a very powerful perception. ”

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 go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again. ”

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else. ”

To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in. ”

A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life's morning. ”

Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better. ”

It's not a crime to make a mistake; in fact, it's human. I certainly have made mistakes. ”

If we stay focused on data and the real issues, we can tailor our inventions to enhance public health and safety while decreasing the likelihood of racial discrimination. ”