“Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.” – Simone Weil

“To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.” – William Faulkner

“A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.” – Gloria Steinem

“What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.” – Chinua Achebe

“The connection between women’s human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development and peace is increasingly apparent.” – Mahnaz Afkhami

“The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.” – Aristotle

“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.” – Ban Ki-moon

“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” – Kofi Annan

“The tears of the red, yellow, black, brown and white man are all the same.” – Martin H. Fischer

“We didn’t all come over on the same ship, but we’re all in the same boat.” – Bernard M. Baruch

“When equality is the aim, mediocrity is the result; when excellence is the aim, equality finds its true place.” – Dr. Idel Dreimer

“Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.” – Erich Fromm