John Landgraf Quotes

We are accountable to each other; having an equitable Minnesota benefits everyone, not just the disenfranchised.

I believe in equal rights for all people.

Affirmative action is an effort to include every aspect of society in the decision making.

As a philanthropist, I try to help people take ownership. Everything I've done is rooted in the notion that every human being is born equally capable. What people lack is equal opportunity.

No neighborhood is more important than another, no child is less deserving than his neighbor.

We [Chicago] are known as the city that works. You gotta make sure it works for everybody and not just a few.

What do we do to just rebuild and focus on creating a big and inclusive tent, where we're focusing on making sure every child gets that fair shot, that every woman gets to compete on a level playing field, that we are true to the core values of our country, and we're making sure that we honor those values?

We want a Colorado that works for everybody.

We are fighting for an affordable, diverse community where all of us can thrive.

Social cohesion and inclusive growth are additional crucial perspectives to incorporate into public policies, targeting a renewed social contract that reduces inequalities and benefits the whole of society.

We've got to be able to get to a point where we represent everybody equally.

I want to be crystal clear that everyone has an equal stake in our society and in the future of our country. That is what I believe, and it is what I have always believed.

I mean, so hopefully soon there's enough women and enough people of colour and enough of every group out there that feels that they get the recognition they deserve, and then we don't have to talk about it anymore.

I've always been bothered by systems that don't work for everybody. It doesn't mean we're all equal. I am not naive about that. But we should have a more inclusive society.

A new model of business and economic development must ensure everybody's sons and daughters are treated as we would expect for our own.

The opposite of poverty is not wealth. I don't believe that. I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.

I'm most passionate about, you know, making everybody understand that we should all have equal access on this earth.

Equity is the only acceptable goal

The majority of the American people still believe that every single individual in this country is entitled to just as much respect, just as much dignity, as every other individual.

My company believes in hiring people based on merit.

Equality is truly sweet.

Broad access to opportunity is the key to a truly equitable America. No matter who you are or where you grew up, Black Faces in White Places provides a blueprint to seizing opportunities at hand - and expanding opportunity for your entire community.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!

I have come to believe that one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger are more bearable than injustice.

We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach.