Fran Lebowitz Quotes

While it is true that all individuals are equal under the law, this hardly implies that they are created equal.

Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.

I believe in equal rights for all citizens. One law for all.

We contend that in all laws made, or to be made, every person shall be bound alike—neither should any tenure, estate, charter, degree, birth or place, confer any exemption from the ordinary course of legal proceedings and responsibilities whereunto others are subjected.

The Dutch public has always been accustomed to being treated according to the letter of the law.

To deny political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect; of credit in the market place; of recompense in the world of work; of a voice among those who make and administer the law; a choice in the jury before whom they are tried, and in the judge who decides their punishment.

Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.

No band is special, no player royalty.

All men will commence in their present rank and promotion will be open to all men alike, without any distinctions or qualifications, political or otherwise.

Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways.

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

Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.

There's place and means for every man alive.

If women want to be treated equally, then they can't ask for sops and whine about not being treated equally. All I'll say is no guts, no glory for men or women.

I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it.

We've got to be fair. You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground. We've got to be just. We've got to speak the truth. We've got to have justice for everybody. We're a country of justice for all, not justice for non-Muslims only or some groups and not for others.

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.

In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.

Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.

My feeling is, having lived in different classes, that people want equality of opportunity... that's the thing that makes me despair: the idea that people aren't given equality of opportunity.

I was very lucky. My parents raised me in such a way that it never occurred to me that I wasn't equal.

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.