The rain ...falls upon the just and the unjust alike; a thing which would not happen if I were superintending the rain's affairs.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Fairness is not about statistical equality.
Treating people the same is not equal treatment if they are not the same.
Nature does not cocker us: we are children, not pets: she is not fond: everything is dealt to us without fear or favor, after severe universal laws.
I am treated no different than the other girls.
My mother and father didn't treat my brothers and sisters the same, so to treat 12 players exactly the same, that's a great accomplishment.
Justice should be one of the things that's colorblind.
I think as long as you're going out and treating everything with respect - you're not going in there acting like a helpless girl - as long as you don't go in there demanding special treatment, I think you won't receive any special treatment.
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience.
May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers.
I have set and always will set my face like flint against making any difference between one citizen of this country and another on grounds of his origin.
You don't want to treat any one person as oracular.
I am very direct and I tend to treat everyone exactly the same, which sometimes gets me in trouble because some movie stars feel like they should be treated differently. But, when you're dealing with good actors, they really appreciate it.
The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title — whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor,' Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are. I hope the media and the press catches on to that because it's time to move out of 1992.
What we need to do is learn to respect and embrace our differences until our differences don't make a difference in how we are treated.
True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology.
The principle of self-government cannot be violated with impunity. The individual's right to it is sacred - regardless of class, caste, race, color, sex or any other accident or incident of birth.
I treat everybody the same. You know I love to be with people: the youngsters.
I don't feel that I've been hampered by [ racism or discrimination], and the reason why is that we reach out to people on the basis of where everyone meets, and try to build common cause on that basis. Because of that, I think we've cut through some of the issues that normally divide people.
One child must never be set above another, even in casual conversation, not to mention in speeches that circle the globe.
Personally, I really hope I can treat everyone equally. I think I have done a pretty good job so far but I know I can do it better.
No one should walk into a party and have a stamp that says 'mayor' or 'businessman' on their head. Everyone is just there to have a good time.
I have always in my own thought summed up individual liberty, and business liberty, and every other kind of liberty, in the phrase that is common in the sporting world, 'A free field and no favor.'
What we hope to achieve is a society that doesn't value a white man because he's a white man, but also doesn't value a woman because she's a woman, or a black because he's a black.
