Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

I want to see genuine talent rewarded.

I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.

By staying neutral, I end up being somebody that everybody can trust. Even if they don't always agree with my decisions, they know I'm not working against them.

It is the American way to reward ability.

When you're doing a job, you go out there and do it to the best of your ability and you don't think about awards and things like that.

I'm hardly Hollywood material - they're interested in youth and perfection and I lay no claims to either. It's not a place that's particularly interested in talent.

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

Everybody, be they female, whatever your religion, whatever your nationality, you're an individual, and if you perform well, we want you, and if you don't, we don't.

I take every job on its merits.

Ability is sexless.

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

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

Principle says it's not who put forth an idea. It's not the position of the person who put forth an idea; it's not the longevity of the person or the party of the person. That's not what it is at all. In a power system, that's the way it works. But in a principle system, it's what it says.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind.

I'm always a little happier if the court stays somewhat in the center.

If nobody is to be appointed because he is your friend or my friend, then nobody should be appointed because he is any other man's friend. The President himself should exercise the same self denial as other officials.

If you are confirmed, there is one thing you must bear in mind. You will be working for the government of the United states—not for the Republican Party, and not for me. Let this fact guide you, no matter what ugly matters come to light. You may call on me for whatever assistance you may need. Don't hesitate to ask.

I've truly tried to be apolitical.

I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.

The days of noblesse oblige are long behind us, so our elite's entire claim to legitimacy rests on theories of equal opportunity and upward mobility, and the promise that 'merit' correlates with talents and deserts.

I want people to see my heart, what I feel - not as one of America's best black actors but as one of the best actors.

Neutrality works well in my district.

It's about the music, not the color of the person playing the music.

You know, I'm not unwilling to listen to people just because where they're coming from. I'll listen to them, but I'm not going to be beholden to them.

Democracy should not work on the basis of personalities.