Annie Besant Quotes

All men are equal; it is not their birth, but virtue itself that makes the difference

Genius draws no color line.

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

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.

In nominating young women and men to our service academies, it must only be about who you are, not who you know.

To realize democracy it is necessary to absolutely eliminate ... colour from all State and social policy, unless you would justify ... caste, wealth, rank, birth and education, as giving title to privileged treatment ...

It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity.

I know that I'm talented, and I know that I'm not in American Ballet Theater because I'm black - I'm here because I'm a gifted dancer.

Win on your merit, not your skin color.

Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master.

I want to be elected on my own ability. Only then do you have progress... People should not use race as a basis for labelling me.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

Let the path be open to talent.

Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

We need to be united, and we all need to understand that we're all capable of achieving the American dream. And, but that has to be something that is self-realized. And also, to demonize someone for achieving the American dream is unfair.

That's what liberalism is all about, is promoting incompetence on the basis it's fair, because people would be the best if they weren't discriminated against.

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

I'm looking for the best person irregardless of political party, of race or religion, or color of their skin. Those things don't matter to me. I want someone who's qualified, who has a qualification to character and the integrity to do the things that have to be done to save this world.

Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.

This country demands that every race measure itself by the American standard. By it a race must rise or fall, succeed or fail…

Our immediate task is to remove the last remnants of the barriers which stand between millions of our citizens and their birthright. There is no justifiable reason for discrimination because of ancestry or religion or race or color.