Jodi Picoult Quotes

The world is not a meritocracy, as much as we may like to pretend that it is. And we have a long way to go before we really reward people based on their own merit.

People don't always get what they deserve in this world.

Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.

God allows unjust disparities between rich and poor because He does not miraculously intervene to establish justice against human wills. Also, discrepancies are not unjust by themselves; justice does not mean equality of result but equality of opportunity.

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

I want nothing to do with privilege.

I truly don't know why the boys are getting all the votes - it could be because they are really amazing, and that's all there is to it. They're really, really good and every single boy deserves to be in the competition right now, and so do the two girls.

It is against the eternal nature of things that the lazy man and the laborious man, the spendthrift and the man of economy, the foolish and the wise, should obtain and enjoy an equal amount of goods.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions — it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

All inequality that has no special utility to justify it is injustice.

I don't think people should be judged for their background.

I don't think anybody deserves anything than what they already have because I believe everyone gets what they deserve.

I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life.

I don't really have a political agenda, I just like things to be fair - I get angered by pomposity and privilege.

Just because you're selling out shows doesn't mean you deserve better treatment than the person next door.

I believe in equal rights for all people.

Remember, most of us got something for nothing the first time just by showing up here at birth. Now we have to qualify.

I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning.

As we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.

Never exalt people because they're in your family; never exalt people because they're your color; never exalt people because they're your kinfolk. Exalt them because they're worthy.

I never have felt that people should feel that they are better than others, simply because they just happen to possess a larger share of material items and monetary wealth than others less fortunate. I believe in sharing, assisting, and just lending a helping hand to people.

He does not deserve this. He has done many things, not all good, but he does not deserve this. And he never did get his priest.

I've always asked to be able to speak and write about injustice and to do it in a way that would encourage people to make things better for everyone.

Life proceeds, it enrages. The untouched ones spend their luck without a thought, believing they deserve it.

We Democrats believe in an America where no matter who you are or where you come from, you should have an equal shot at success.