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

Ends Today America Opportunity Results Fairness Get Ahead End Results America Today

Author:Tim Huelskamp

“I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization.”

Should Believe Country Ought Our Country Fairness Fence Globalization

Author:Byron Dorgan

“The problem with revenge is that it never gets what it wants; it never evens the score. Fairness never comes. The chain reaction set off by every act of vengeance always takes its unhindered course. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain...Why do family feuds go on and on?...the reason is simple: no two people, no two families, ever weigh pain on the same scale.”

People Want Two Reason Problem Pain Courses Simple Goes On Forgiveness Revenge Scales Reactions Chains Ties Score Fairness Vengeance Injured Feuds Escalators Chain Reactions Family Feud

Author:Lewis B. Smedes

“Not even God can make something fair out of what is intrinsically unfair. Only one thing can be done. Something must break through the crust of unfairness and create a chance for a new fairness. Only forgiveness can make the breakthrough.”

Done Chance Break One Thing Forgiveness Fairs Fairness Unfair Breakthrough Break Through Unfairness

Author:Lewis B. Smedes

“Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can.”

Writing Done Force Sides Pieces Critical Fairness Gmos Genetically Modified Genetically Modified Food

Author:Michael Pollan

“After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question....Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.”

Country Facts Today Mistake Accepting Millions Policy Cost Unity Mere Canada Fairness Dogma Taxpayers Bilingualism

Author:Stephen Harper

“Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.”

Men Want Home Values Women Work Careers Share Fairness Trust Me Opinionated Life Partner Leaning In Ambitious Women

Book:Lean In for Graduates

Source: Lean In for Graduates

“Left-wing zealots have often been prepared to ride roughshod over due process and basic considerations of fairness when they think they can get away with it. For them the ends always seems to justify the means. That is precisely how their predecessors came to create the gulag.”

Thinking Mean Ends Seems Left Process Wings Prepared Dues Consideration Justify Get Away Fairness Left Wing Predecessors Due Process Zealot Gulags

Author:Margaret Thatcher

“The ancient Hebrews had a word for this awareness of the importance of things. They called it kavod. Kavod originally was a business term, referring to the heaviness of something, which was crucial in weights and measures and the maintaining of fairness in transactions. Over time the word began to take on a more figurative meaning, referring to the importance and significance of something.”

Term Awareness Weight Importance Ancient Significance Crucial Fairness Maintaining Hebrew Transactions Referring Heaviness

Author:Rob Bell

“It wasn't fair, but fairness was something you had to go get; it wasn't delivered like the mail.”

Fairs Mail Fairness

Author:Tim Powers

“To exaggerate the fairness of hair, I come even to orange tones, chromes and pale yellow ... I make a plain background of the richest, intensest blue that I can contrive, and by this simple combination of the bright head against the rich blue background, I get a mysterious effect, like a star in the depths of an azure sky.”

Source: Further Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1886-1889

“But fairness is where we’re heading, at least in regard to marriage, which has emerged as the terrain on which Americans are hashing out their feelings about gays and lesbians. The trajectory is undeniable. The trend line is clear. And the choice before the justices is whether to be handmaidens to history, or whether to sit it out.”

Feelings Choices Lines Justice Clear Gay Regard Trends Fairness Headings Trajectory Terrain

Author:Frank Bruni

“Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and triviality; they cripple man, and all factors that make man into a psychic cripple turn him also into a sadist or a destroyer.”

Men Mean Use Feelings Political Turns Politics Produce Factors Boredom Manipulation Fraud Fairness Exploitation Commodity Psychics Destroyers Cripples Trickery Triviality

Author:Erich Fromm

“If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, … a sense of fairness, and the other one is empathy and compassion.”

Ifs Two Inspiration Motivation Asks Compassion Morality Empathy Factors Fairness Reciprocity Compassion And Empathy

Author:Frans de Waal

“As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about consequences. The truth is never as dangerous as a lie in the long run. I truly believe the truth sets men free.”

Men Believe Long Running Jobs Lying Worry Dangerous Truth Is Conscience Consequence Journalist Telling The Truth Fairness Long Runs

Author:Ben Bradlee

“Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge for all learners.”

“I would never like to endorse a fairness cream. I believe in natural beauty.”

Believe I Believe Natural I Believe In Fairness Cream

Author:Esha Gupta

“The individualism of current economic theory is manifest in the purely self-interested behaviour it generally assumes. It has no real place for fairness, malevolence, and benevolence, nor for the preservation of human life or any other moral concern.”

Humans Real Self Moral Economic Theory Concern Assuming Currents Human Life Manifest Individualism Fairness Behaviour Preservation Benevolence Economic Theory Malevolence

Author:Herman E. Daly

“The focus of tolerance education is to deal with the concept of equality and fairness. We need to establish confidence with children that there is more goodness than horror in this world.”

World Needs Children Deals Focus This World Horror Goodness Concepts Tolerance Fairness Fairness And Equality

Author:Morris Dees

“Inclusion and fairness in the workplace . . . is not simply the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do.”

Smart Things To Do Right Thing Inclusion Fairness Workplace

Author:Alexis Herman

“I don’t believe there are two sides to every argument. I think the facts are the center. And watching the news abandon the facts in favor of “fairness” is what’s troubling to me.”

Thinking Believe Two Facts Sides News Argument Don't Believe Favors Abandon Fairness Two Sides

Author:Aaron Sorkin

“I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.”

Ends Conflict Division Fairness Reconciliation

Author:Park Geun-hye

“Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.”

Justice Chance Ethics Fairness Entitled

Author:Jack Dempsey

“Evening the playing field for women workers is a matter of fairness and with women now providing a significant share of their family's income, it is a family issue.”

Matter Issues Share Fields Workers Significant Income Evening Fairness Providing Playing Fields Family Issues

Author:Rosa DeLauro

“Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.”

Life Humans Ideas Bigs Remember Caught Fishes Fairness Big Fish

Book:Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders: A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury

Source: Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders: A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury

“The conception of perfect service is constantly expanding and must be handled by broad and liberal minded men who put equity and fairness above gain-who put a proper valuation upon a satisfied customer as an asset running into the thousands of dollars, and who love a job thoroughly well done and get a kick out of doing it.”

Men Love Wells Done Running Jobs Perfect Gains Dollars Customers Satisfied Kicks Broads Assets Conception Fairness Equity Expanding Well Done Valuation Satisfied Customers

Author:Alvan Macauley

“Children learn what they live. If a child lives with criticism... he learns to condemn. If he lives with hostility... he learns to fight. If he lives with ridicule... he learns to be shy. If he lives with shame... he learns to be guilty. If he lives with tolerance... he learns confidence. If he lives with praise... he learns to appreciate. If he lives with fairness... he learns about justice”

Ifs Children Fighting Justice Appreciate Criticism Praise Shame Tolerance Guilty Shy Fairness Ridicule Hostility Learn To Appreciate

Author:Dorothy Nolte

“The internet has no government, no constitution, no laws, no rights, no police, no courts. Don't talk about fairness or innocence, and don't talk about what should be done. Instead, talk about what is being done and what will be done by the amorphous unreachable undefinable blob called the internet user base.”

Should Done Government Law Rights Internet Constitution Police Court Innocence Users Fairness Being Done Unreachable Internet Users

Author:Paul Vixie

“But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.”

Song Mediums Fairness Shallow Popular Song

Author:Mel Torme

“Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.”

Home Next Justice Doors Charity Fairness Umpires Charity Begins At Home Charity And Love

Book:Martin Chuzzlewit

Source: Martin Chuzzlewit

“In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. . . .”

People Heart Law Race Dignity Treats Gender Fairness Orientation

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001

“In later years, it was common, and I was guilty in this respect, to question the motives of those who joined the new British armies at the outbreak of the Great War, but it must, in their honour and fairness to their memories, be said that they were motivated by the highest purpose, and died in their tens of thousands in Flanders and Gallipoli, believing that they were giving their lives in the cause of human liberty everywhere, including Ireland.”

“Fairness does not require the redistribution of wealth; it requires the creation of wealth, geared to an economy that can provide employment for everyone able and willing to work.”

Doe Able Wealth Economy Creation Willing Equality Employment Fairness Redistribution Of Wealth

Author:Felix Rohatyn

“Fairness is man's ability to rise above his prejudices.”

Men Ability Prejudice Fairness Rise Above

Author:Wes Fesler

“Let us keep our mouths shut and our pens dry until we know the facts.”

Knows Facts Mouths Dry Pens Fairness

Author:Anton Julius Carlson

“Nothing can be truly great which is not right.”

Fairness

Author:Samuel Johnson

“The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.”

Giving Justice Aim Dues Fairness

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Good morning to you, fair and gracious daughter.”

Morning Daughter Fairs Fairness Gracious

Book:Making Sense of Measure for Measure! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelli

Source: Making Sense of Measure for Measure! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelli

“Of all the fair resort of gentlemen That every day with parle encounter me, In thy opinion which is worthiest love?”

Opinion Fairs Gentleman Encounters Fairness Resorts

Book:The Complete Works of Shakspeare, Revised from the Best Authorities : with a Memoir, and Essay on His Genius

Source: The Complete Works of Shakspeare, Revised from the Best Authorities : with a Memoir, and Essay on His Genius

“Now the fair goddess, Fortune, Fall deep in love with thee, and her great charms Misguide thy opposers' swords!”

Fall Fairs Fortune Thee Charm Goddess Fairness Deep Love Opposers

Book:The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

Source: The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

“Fair, kind, and true, have often lived alone.”

Kind Fairs Fairness

Book:The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

Source: The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

“Even so; an't please your worship, Brakenbury, You may partake of any thing we say: We speak no treason, man; we say the King Is wise and virtuous, and his noble queen Well struck in years, fair, and not jealous; We say that Shore's wife hath a pretty foot, A cherry lip, a bonny eye, a passing pleasing tongue; And that the Queen's kindred are made gentlefolks.”

Source: Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)

“He was too good to be Where ill men were, and was the best of all Amongst the rar'st of good ones- sitting sadly Hearing us praise our loves of Italy For beauty that made barren the swell'd boast Of him that best could speak; for feature, laming The shrine of Venus or straight-pight Minerva, Postures beyond brief nature; for condition, A shop of all the qualities that man Loves woman for; besides that hook of wiving, Fairness which strikes the eye- CYMBELINE.”

Men Made Eye Speak Quality Conditions Sitting Praise Ill Hearing Strikes Features Shops Fairness Our Love Hook Boast Posture Barren Venus Shrines Minerva

Book:The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare

Source: The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare

“And she's fair I love.”

Fairs Fairness

Book:Romeo and Juliet

Source: Romeo and Juliet

“Virtuous and fair, royal and gracious.”

Fairs Virtuous Fairness Royal Gracious

Book:First Tetralogy In Plain and Simple English: Includes Henry VI Parts 1 - 3 & Richard III

Source: First Tetralogy In Plain and Simple English: Includes Henry VI Parts 1 - 3 & Richard III

“'Tis not to make me jealous To say my wife is fair, feeds well, loves company, Is free of speech, sings, plays, and dances well; Where virtue is, these are more virtuous.”

Wells Play Company Virtue Wife Speech Fairs My Wife Jealous Virtuous Fairness Love And Jealousy

Book:THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.: CONTAINING, ROMEO and JULIET. HAMLET, PRINCE of DENMARK. OTHELLO, the MOOR of VENICE. VOLUME the TENTH

Source: THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.: CONTAINING, ROMEO and JULIET. HAMLET, PRINCE of DENMARK. OTHELLO, the MOOR of VENICE. VOLUME the TENTH

“That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty.”

Ifs Should Honest Honesty Fairs Being Honest Fairness Discourse Hamlet And Ophelia Hamlet Ophelia Hamlet Love

Book:The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

Source: The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

“Sir, he's a good dog, and a fair dog.”

Dog Fairs Fairness Good Dog

Book:Shakespeare's Plays, with notes by H. Neele. With engraved plates

Source: Shakespeare's Plays, with notes by H. Neele. With engraved plates

“Withal I did infer your lineaments, Being the right idea of your father, Both in your form and nobleness of mind; Laid open all your victories in Scotland, Your discipline in war, wisdom in peace, Your bounty, virtue, fair humility; Indeed, left nothing fitting for your purpose Untouch'd or slightly handled in discourse.”

Mind Ideas War Form Purpose Father Left Virtue Humility Victory Discipline Fairs Fairness Discourse Scotland Fitting Bounty Right Ideas

Book:King Richard III

Source: King Richard III

“To this urn let those repair That are either true or fair; For these dead birds sigh a prayer.”

Prayer Bird Fairs Fairness Sigh

Book:The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: With Notes Critical, Historical and Explanatory, Selected from the Most Eminent Commentators

Source: The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: With Notes Critical, Historical and Explanatory, Selected from the Most Eminent Commentators

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