Louis van Gaal Quotes

There's place and means for every man alive.

You know how on movie sets there are specific chairs for each person? I hate that. We don't have names on our chairs. We have five chairs. Anyone can sit on them. I think the idea of names on chairs on a set is terrible. It's so dumb. So we got rid of that.

Fairness is not the end result, it's the opportunity. And everybody in America today has the opportunity to get ahead.

I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.

No one man is superior to the game.

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

No one should walk into a party and have a stamp that says 'mayor' or 'businessman' on their head. Everyone is just there to have a good time.

I've always felt that, in America, we're all equal. I don't care what you make or what kind of car you drive. You're not better than me.

You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest.

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.

Sama means 'equal' in Sanskrit; I chose 'Samasource' because I thought it really reflected a value that I had and that I wanted the company to have, which is that everyone has equal capabilities and deserves an equal chance.

It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.

On the field, everyone is equal.

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

Equality of opportunity means the achievers must be allowed to achieve.

In America, opportunity and equality are not a zero-sum game

The principles for which we stand are the principles of fair play and a square deal for every man and every woman in the United States.

Everybody has his place; everybody is equal. Treated equally, equal standing, equal rights and status.

The more that everyone has access to the same educational opportunities, the more society will tend to accept some receiving disproportionate rewards. After all, they themselves have a chance to be winners.

I think we have enough trouble finding community in this country, and sport does provide that. It is a mediocrisy, the greatest mediocrisy. If you're the best, it shows in sports. Nobody can say, 'Well, he's only there because of his connections,' or whatever. In that sense, I suppose it upholds democracy and the best in us.

My father values talent. He is colorblind and gender neutral. When Donald Trump is in charge, all that counts is ability, excellence, and effort.

What has always made our country special is that it doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you're going. Our job is to make certain the pathways are open to both our boys and our girls.