MJ Hegar Quotes

Ability is sexless.

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.

I've come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.

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.

I don't think that the status of a show, big or small, should affect a person's performance.

True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

You just want to be judged against everyone fairly.

I believe that everyone should be treated as an individual. Women should be treated equally in the right to vote, sure. But if I'm paying to see a comedy, then I just want to see who's funniest, with everyone treated equally.

I am treated no different than the other girls.

I don't know why there is a discrimination between women and men entrepreneurs. Those who are doing their job should just be seen as professionals and not women or men.

It is simply a matter of treating each man, rich or poor, on his merits, and making him feel that at the White House, which is the Nation's property, all reputable citizens of the nation are sure of like treatment.

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.

I've been lucky. I've been at a place that's a meritocracy. It doesn't really matter that much what your gender is if you do the work well.

Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.

I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everything has always been equal on the track, and the male and female riders are all part of the same team, and we all mix freely.

It doesn't matter if I am the lead or a man is the lead actor in a film. What really matters to me is that I give my 100 per cent to my job.

NASA didn't give a crap what gender you were or what race you were. If you could do the math, you were valuable.

I consider my position in the business world not as a woman but as a person.

I've always wanted to be one of the guys, and don't expect to treated any differently.

Ultimately, when you're out on track with your helmet on, nobody can see the driver. Nobody can judge you on what you look like if your hair is long or short, if you're black or you're white, if you're male or female. All that matters is your performance.

The focus has to be about making good work. I don't ever want to be hired for a job because I'm a woman. And I don't ever want to be recognized for a job because I'm a woman.

I think in the end football wins hopefully, and people start looking at all scenarios. In the end I just want to be a manager. Forget whatever colour you are - that's the way it should be really.

I'm not fighting to be treated like a dude. I don't want to be treated like a man. I want to be treated as a talented stunt-person, or I want to be treated as an intelligent person.

My mother and father didn't treat my brothers and sisters the same, so to treat 12 players exactly the same, that's a great accomplishment.