“There is no superior person by constitutional standards. An applicant who is white is entitled to no advantage by reason of that fact, nor is he subject to any disability, no matter what his race or color. Whatever his race, an applicant has a constitutional right to have his application considered on its individual merits.” PersonsMatterReasonFactsIndividualWhiteRaceAtheismSubjectsColorStandardsAdvantageNo Matter WhatPositive AtheismSuperiorsMeritDisabilityApplicationEntitled Author:William O. Douglas
“I love blue more than any other color. I am inordinately attracted to any blue substance: to minerals like turquoise and lapis lazuli, to sapphires and aquamarines; to cobalt skies and blue-black seas; Moslem tiles - and to a blue flower whether or not it has any other merit.” BlackSeaSkyColorFlowerBlueSubstanceMeritMineralsTilesTurquoiseSapphiresCobalt Author:Eleanor Perenyi
“Success in Silicon Valley, most would agree, is more merit-driven than almost any other place in the world. It doesn't matter how old you are, what sex you are, what politics you support or what color you are. If your idea rocks and you can execute, you can change the world and/or get really, stinking rich.” IfsWorldIdeasMatterSexSupportRichRocksColorAgreeDrivenMeritChanging The WorldValleysGet RealPlaces In The WorldSiliconOld YouSilicon Valley Author:Michael Arrington
“In an era when America is still too divided by race and by riches, Judge [Samuel] Alito has not written one single opinion on the merits in favor of a person of color alleging race discrimination on the job: in 15 years on the bench, not one.” YearsPersonsStillsJobsAmericaRaceOpinionWrittenColorJudgingRichesFavorsDiscriminationErasMeritDividedBenches Author:Edward Kennedy
“I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I don't think the political process could actually handle that.” ThinkingCharacterPoliticalProcessColorWillingSkinsBlindHandleMerit Author:J. C. Watts