Equal Chances Quotes

People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better.

It's not a meritocracy until everyone starts with the same opportunities, is it?

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.

Back in the States, women play flag football, but they have the same opportunities as the guys do.

Today there are a lot places where people say they're just hopeless. If I can come from a hopeless country, get an education, become a hyphenated American and become president of the World Bank, it's my moral duty to make sure that every single person on the planet has that opportunity.

I think if we could just level the playing field in life as much as possible, then we'd all be in a much better place.

No two individuals are ever the same. You cannot equate people. You can only create equal opportunity.

Every team can have a shot at the title, and we're seeing all of them as a potential threat. There's absolutely no feeling of entitlement to be at the front.

I dare to imagine a country where every child I hold in my hands, are all God's children, regardless of the color of their skin, regardless of whether they're boy or girl, regardless of religion, regardless of rich or poor, that every child I hold in my hands, will have the same chance to reach her full potential or his full potential. That is the goodness of our country. That is the essence of the American dream.

Thought Of equality- as if it harm'd me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself- as if it were not indispensable to my own rights that others possess the same.

I've always sought to give opportunities to women, to people who come from a different background, to add diversity to the mix - in that I think it makes our work better.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

In all sectors of society there should be roughly equal prospects of culture and achievement for everyone similarly motivated and endowed. The expectations of those with the same abilities and aspirations should not be affected by their social class.

All children should have equal opportunities.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to fight for the part they want.

Equality of opportunity means the achievers must be allowed to achieve.

Back in those days, a parent looked at the disability and didn't see the ability. 'Life Goes On' showed that people with a disability can be included. Just give them a chance and let them learn. That's what the show was trying to teach.

We were a land of opportunity. You can never have equal outcomes, but you can have equal opportunity.

Anyone can achieve it if they're given the opportunity to.

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

I believe this country was built on a simple promise: that each of us deserves a fair shot.

I think every national team has the same possibilities to win the World Cup.

Fairness is not the end result, it's the opportunity. And everybody in America today has the opportunity to get ahead.

There's place and means for every man alive.