“We are all equal children before our mother; and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution.” ChildrenPlayMotherValuesAsksNationsRolesBuildingDutyIntegrityDramaEqualCommitmentIndiaConstitutionComplexesLoyaltyNation Building Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering woman from performing her natural role in life and driving her to carry out man's duties in order to be equal in rights.” MenWorldEndsOrderNaturalRolesRightsConditionsDutyRevolutionEqualDrivingPerformingRebelliousMaterialisticRoles In LifeMaterialistic World Author:Muammar al-Gaddafi
“I think the Supreme Court has, as an equal branch of government, the ability to overrule Congress and the president. But I also feel it's the role of the Congress and the president to push back. I mean I think it's important that they are understood as equal branches of government.” ThinkingFeelsMeanImportantGovernmentPresidentAbilityRolesEqualUnderstoodCourtCongressSupremeBranchesSupreme CourtBranches Of GovernmentCongress And The President Author:Rick Santorum
“When you peel back the layers of the anti-choice motivation, it always comes back to two things: What is the nature and purpose of human sexuality? And second, what is the role of women in the world? Sex and the role of women are inextricably linked, because if you can separate sex from procreation, you have given women the ability to participate in society on an equal basis with men.” IfsMenWorldHumansTwoPurposeMotivationChoicesGivenSexAbilityRolesEqualBasesSexualityTwo ThingsLayersLinkedProcreation Author:Gloria Feldt
“I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in their respective societies.” WantCountryPlayPowerfulRolesEqualMalesDevelopingCounterpartsDeveloping Countries Author:Samina Baig
“In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.” ImportantCommunityRolesEqualMales Author:Samina Baig
“You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting.” IfsKnowsStillsWisdomWaitingBlackLeadershipWorkRolesHistoryPolicyLike YouEqualModelsFemaleIndividualityIdeologyRole ModelsSovietForeign PolicyEqual RightsSpecialists Author:Condoleezza Rice
“For Americans the contradiction between national ideal and social fact required explanation and correction. Ultimately this contradiction did not lead to the abandonment of the ideal of equal opportunity but rather to its postponement: to the notion of achieving for the next generation what could not be achieved for the current one. And the chief means to this end was a brilliant American invention: universal, free, compulsory public education. This "solution" was especially important for children and families because it gave children a central role in achieving the national ideal.” MeanChildrenImportantEndsFactsNextOpportunitySocialEducationRolesGenerationsAchieveEqualSolutionsIdealsUniversalNotionCurrentsBrilliantInventionChiefsExplanationContradictionNext GenerationAbandonmentCorrectionsPublic EducationEqual OpportunityCompulsoryPostponement Book:All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure Source: All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure
“American feminists have generally stressed the ways in which men and women should be equal and have therefore tried to put aside differences.... Social feminists [in Europe]believe that men and society at large should provide systematic support to women in recognition of their dual role as mothers and workers.” MenWayShouldBelieveMotherSocialWomenDifferencesRolesSupportFeminismEqualMen And WomenEuropeWorkersFeministRecognitionStressedSystematic Author:Sylvia Ann Hewlett
“Working in a situation with men and women, and seeing women take on roles equal to the roles taken by men made you understand that, "Hey, these people can do things too." And I think it made me and other people in the movement realize that we're living in a community of equals. And that among those equals, they have equal rights. And we ought to respect their rights if they respected ours.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenMadeCan DoRealizingCommunitySituationRolesTakenRightsSeeingMovementOughtEqualMen And WomenHeyEqual Rights Author:Julian Bond
“This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.” MenBeliefViewsRolesAtheismEqualInferiors Author:Jimmy Carter
“People tend to believe that good fortune consists of equal parts talent, hard work, and sheer luck. It's hard to deny the roles of the latter two. As to talent, I would only say it consists primarily in finding the right moment to step in.” PeopleBelieveTwoHardMomentsStepsRolesTalentHard WorkEqualFindingsLuckFortuneDenyLatterSheerGood FortuneRight Moment Book:Chindi Source: Chindi
“Supreme Court nominees should be individuals who not only understand, but truly respect the equal roles and responsibilities of different branches of government and our state governments.” ShouldDifferentStatesGovernmentIndividualResponsibilityRolesEqualCourtSupremeBranchesSupreme CourtState GovernmentBranches Of GovernmentRoles And Responsibilities Author:Chuck Grassley
“Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?” BelieveGovernmentOpportunityGoalResultsRolesEqualEqual Opportunity Author:Paul Ryan