Tim Scott Quotes

I have dedicated my political career to bringing fairness to America's economic system and to our work force, regardless of what people look like or where they may worship.

establish and maintain equal opportunity and industrial justice.

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.

If the Constitution is worth anything, if the Declaration of Independence is worth anything, if the boys who died on the field of battle did not die in vain, fair employment practices are correct and necessary.

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.

The colored employees of the Government shall be treated precisely as the whites are treated. If they attend to their duty they will not be disturbed.

As commissioner, I will attempt to see that no man is judged by the irrational criteria of race, religion, or national origin. And I assure you, I use the word 'man' in the generic sense, for I mean to see that the principle of nondiscrimination becomes a reality for women as well.

I think women benefit from being in places and having positions where the quality of work is the criteria, not what you look like. Not every place is like that.

We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work.

There are people out there every day really fighting the fight for equal rights, equal pay, equal treatment. They're inspiring.

We do not have the right to discriminate against people.

Equal pay for equal work isn't, 'Here, I'll give this to you.' It's confidence, it's participation.

A new model of business and economic development must ensure everybody's sons and daughters are treated as we would expect for our own.

Businesses have played an important role in advancing nondiscrimination protections across the county because they have recognized that inclusion is the right thing to do and fairness and equality are good for business.

9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn't really happened, but it has come closer.

Fair treatment in the work force is no longer exclusively a labor issue, nor is it a women's issue - it is a fundamental economic issue.

The University has a moral obligation to provide equal opportunities to women, minority persons and all other groups who work or seek to work at Harvard.

I support making sure that there are legal protects for everyone.

I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.

Equality means nothing unless incorporated into the institutions.

Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

The Negro claims, as a matter of simple justice, his full share in America's economic and social life. He sees adequate employment opportunities as a chief means of attaining this goal

Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work.