Luis Gutierrez Quotes

We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work.

There are people out there every day really fighting the fight for equal rights, equal pay, equal treatment. They're inspiring.

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.

I believe that all men and women are created equal, but it took our country until 1920 to acknowledge this for women. And then it took until 1964, the year before I was born, to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. And same-sex marriage became the law of the land in 2015.

All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'

Particularly black Americans, many of them, from quotes that I have seen and conversations I've had, are sort of insulted that the civil rights movement is being hijacked - the rhetoric of the civil rights movement is being hijacked for something like same sex marriage. Black Americans tend to have a higher degree of religiosity.

Ensuring fairness in the American workplace should be a cornerstone of our economic policy.

I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

But the fact that same-sex marriage is still an issue is insane. Thinking love knows a sex is ridiculous.

I was one of 14 senators to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act. I thought it was a harsh and unnecessary thing to do to people across this country who care enough about each other to want to be married.

Much of my adult life has been spent fighting for equal opportunity, and the idea that I would support limiting opportunity for any segment of society, particularly women, is antithetical to who I am and what I have done.

... equal responsibilities are less popular than equal rights.

Equal Rights

Government should not deny to any of its citizens that which it gives to other citizens.

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation. If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

“A fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work,” is as just a demand as governed men ever made of governing; yet in what corner of this planet was that ever realized?

I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value

Does being practical mean we prop up a legal system that's unfair, that bears its weight down on black men and black women, and by extension if you are Hispanic or indigenous or poor? Does being practical mean you don't say to the American people you deserve better than you're getting? That's not the practical we want.

We can afford to pay workers fairly, and it is the right thing to do. We also need equal pay for equal work.

As a rule, the civil-rights establishment is not punctual.

Pay equity matters because those dollars add up over time.

My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law.

I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.

At a time when families are incredibly squeezed, it's essential that we provide a living wage for people who work hard and that women realize equal pay for the work they're doing.

Women are capable of accomplishing just as much as men are but aren't always given the same attention and opportunity.