Equal Chance Quotes

I'm very appreciative of, and I also, having traveled the world, know that the United States is one of the few places where there really are no limitations. As long as you've got drive and hard work and a good idea and you can get out there and do your thing, there's no social classes, so in a lot of countries there's a big history of regardless of how much money you may make, there's still that little thing where you're not in society. That doesn't exist here.

We are an aspirational society. We believe that circumstances of your birth do not determine your outcome. You shouldn't have to be born to wealthy parents or the right zip code to be successful and do great things in our country!

I think people are people. If you want something, go get it. I don't think it matters what race you are.

I guess it proves that in America anyone can be President.

We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.

I'm for the poor man - all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' - that's my slogan.

There will be a new president in this country someday, and I have as good a chance as anybody.

Money should never be a barrier to whether or not a young person is given the opportunity to succeed.

Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.

If the spirit of equality means anything, it means like opportunity, and if we once lose like opportunity, we lose the only chance we have toward equality throughout the nation.

Boy or girl, the youth of the world deserve opportunity and we as leaders have to be the ones that at least create a path for them.

Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as the talent and energy allow. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances.

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.

I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.

What I Iove about Y Combinator is that it is a level playing field. If you get in, you immediately become a Silicon Valley insider.

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

I certainly believe in a type of Rooney Rule - in legislation that doesn't give black and ethnic individuals a job but, at least, puts them in the frame.

The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.

How well you do in life shouldn't depend on how well your parents did.

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.

As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody.

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.

I hope someday what people can do with their lives depends on their talents and how hard they are willing to work, rather than on where they happen to be born.

I believe men and women are the same and that women should be given an equal chance to serve God with men.