Tony Dungy Quotes

I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.

When it comes to meritocracy and diversity, the symbolic is real. And that means that simple actions that reduce bias, such as blind resume or application screening, are a double win: they reduce implicit bias and they help communicate our commitment to meritocracy.

In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.

I'm not out for quotas. I'm out to attract the best young men and women of our nation.

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

All my life, I've had a strong belief that I want to judge myself and others on their contribution, not their sex. I don't think much of it when employers want applause for hiring women or minorities. Whether for the Supreme Court or McDonald's, if you hire the best person, you'll have a diverse workplace.

It's important to be transparent, to remove secrecy from issues of equality.

You can ask anyone who knows me, I've never said a racist or prejudiced thing in my life.

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.

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

I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

I like to call the Department of Labor the Department of Opportunity, and that means opportunity for everyone - no matter whom you love.

Sporting events like the Olympics have developed and maintained a clear message of promoting gender equality as an essential criterion in the success of any international event.

Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

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

What we hope to achieve is a society that doesn't value a white man because he's a white man, but also doesn't value a woman because she's a woman, or a black because he's a black.

All sports for all people.

I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision.

I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while fully respecting the academic standards of the University.

FIFA should show the world that it is truly a global organisation.

Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.

Any smart executive understands that to find the best talent she has to explore new territory that lies beyond familiar geography. That applies not only to gender, but also to race, religion, background and age.

You can't have justice unless you have truth.