Cory Booker Quotes

I have no fears that on a purely merit basis, we will have an embarrassment of riches from which to choose in order to reach gender parity.

It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.

We believe that the Committee on the Federal Judiciary can no longer be all-white. Minority groups, particularly the black lawyers of our nation, should be represented…

The colored employees of the Government shall be treated precisely as the whites are treated. If they attend to their duty they will not be disturbed.

The big challenge we’ve been confronting over the last two years is, how do we get women and people of color to join the F.B.I. ? That’s been our big trouble, and I’ve described it as a crisis.

What women need are not benefits and advantages but a merit-based selection process that will allow them to automatically benefit from various opportunities.

The business case for diverse employment is not a matter we can ignore. When the business case merges with values and national objectives, this serves as a wake up call for us all. We cannot ignore the opportunity; we cannot ignore the commitment.

I have spoken on many occasions about what I felt about a lack of black managers at the highest level. Total inclusion is good for our game and that is what I think everyone wants to see.

It is accurate that the Walt Disney Company and ESPN are committed to diversity and inclusion. These are long-standing values that drive fundamental fairness while providing us with the widest possible pool of talent to create the smartest and most creative staff. We do not view this as a political stance but as a human stance.

It's so refreshing when I walk in and see a bunch of Asian actresses all competing for the same role because it makes me feel like I have a genuine shot.

Everyone in the semiconductor industry, everyone in the technology industry, would benefit from more diversity in the business.

America is a place where the freedom to be who you are shouldn't be a barrier to your ability to get a job and provide for your family.

Some kind of affirmative action is important in a democracy and for economic competitiveness and national security. The Army was the first to realize that you had to have desegregation of a military to have it working properly.

Perhaps McCain has opposed affirmative action for so long that he doesn't know it's about inviting more people to meet standards, not lowering them.

The University has a moral obligation to provide equal opportunities to women, minority persons and all other groups who work or seek to work at Harvard.

In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.

The Australian way of affirmative action is setting goals and recognising discrimination and lack of opportunity and deciding to take action and setting some goals and targets. I guess I prefer that language to talking about quotas.

I love putting people to work of color.

I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while fully respecting the academic standards of the University.

I'm not out for quotas. I'm out to attract the best young men and women of our nation.

I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure.

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.

No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility for the state.

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

Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.