Barbra Streisand Quotes

I am an enemy of racism

We live in a world where equality is pretty important.

Minorities should be free from any kind of insecurity.

This country's policies should be heavily biased in favor of non-discrimination.

In the long run it is more important to us as a nation to show the world that we believe in equality of opportunity, that we realize that any kind of segregation is discrimination whether it comes about because of race, color, or creed, and that we are determined to show the world that we believe in the things we preach.

People need to see signs of equal treatment across society.

Equal protection under the law - for race, religion, gender or sexual orientation - should not be subject to the most popular sentiments of the day.

We must keep fighting until using the word 'equality' isn't necessary because we will all be living as one.

Nobody should be treated any type of way because of their color, their race, their gender, their socioeconomic status. We're all human.

Marches alone won't bring integration when human respect is disintegratin'

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being.

Equality and separation cannot exist in the same space.

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation.

Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America.

We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world - a universe - a balanced universe in order to have peace and development.

Discrimination is not liberal. Arguing against discrimination is not intolerance.

I'm not going to sit here now and say 'do this,' or 'do that.' But you must - must - expunge any vestige of racism.

It doesn't matter what color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, etc., everyone should have the same freedoms and liberties.

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

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, Muslim or gay, we still must overcome.

That's what liberalism is all about, is promoting incompetence on the basis it's fair, because people would be the best if they weren't discriminated against.

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.

It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.

Equality for everybody is great. That would be amazing.