"I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy." ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Topic(s): Equality More From Oliver Wendell Holmes "It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen." "Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing." "As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at the peril of being not to have lived." More In Equality "Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country."― Zachary Quinto "I want to work on respecting individuals’ dignity. Equal rights, that’s where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that’s what we need."― Christine Gregoire "What’s really sad is that so many young women between the ages of 16 and 25 are ignorant and they already believe that women get the same pay as men. They don’t even really understand that equality hasn’t happened with the pay force."― Bell Hooks