Plautus Quotes

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.

It's very nice to meet people who just get on, work hard, and don't have things handed to them.

Life operates by deserve. So, in leading people, learn to work with the people who deserve it, not the people who need it.

We have a man [Donald Trump] who judges people based on their performance regardless of your gender, race, your ethnic or religious background.

I worked for everything that I got and I worked long and hard before I got to this point so when I got it I thought I deserve it.

Other things equal, we should give a chance to women. That's what I try to do.

Country music isn't about being better than the guy next to you - it's just making sure that you keep working hard enough to deserve the position that you get in.

I've earned every single thing that I've got.

Standardized tests don't care if you're white or black, short or tall, or even the rate at which you learned the course material. At the end of the day, all it cares about is whether you know what you're supposed to know. It can't be cheated, bent, or bargained with.

I've earned everything I have; that's the attitude.

It's equal opportunity for all, and we don't play favourites.

I started at the bottom. Nobody has given me anything.

The sweet feeling is knowing that nobody gave me anything for free.

I don't believe in legacy. I feel that the 'mega' tag definitely acts as a platform, but after that, it's all on the individual. Legacy does not mean a crown that is passed on; we have to create our own paths.

Is the 'black designer' label there to warn everyone not to have the same level of expectations for me, or is it some type of prize? I just want to work in an even playing field where I can get press for my work and not just my race and my personal views on it.

There's a lot of good Latin personnel out in baseball, coaching, in the front office, and it's nice to be recognized. But I really believe I'm here because of my merit, not because of any race or anything like that.

I want to work for what I have. If feel if you work for what you have instead of it being just given to you, people respect you a lot more because you understand what it takes, you've been there and done it. No one can just say it was easy because you took it. You didn't just get it. You took it.

The guys at PSG, they don't really look at what your parents have done. They kind of just look at you for you, and they want to see you succeed, and they want to see you play.

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

If someone with the right conduct tries to attain to something that lies outside of it, is his goal not the right conduct.

America guarantees equal opportunity, not equal outcome.

I believe a person regardless of race should get the job.

My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.

The fittest, not the richest, make the most enviable mark. Pampered sons of plutocrats may shine for a time in society, but not in the world of affairs and of service unless they rip off their coats and get to work early and stay late. To be born with a golden spoon in the mouth is more of a handicap than a help in attaining worthwhile success in this age.