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But we're trying to diversify our fan base to include women, minorities and youth. Our diversity is not based on color of skin. Our sport is the most diverse in terms of nationalities.

Because of the pool problem, we did carefully examine law firms and professors as well in looking for good women and minorities to appoint as district judges and appellate judges.

Frank MacKay and the state leadership of the Independence Party have now shown their true colors. They're intent upon turning the Independence Party into an all-white party, where blacks and other minorities are not just unwelcome, they are maligned and abused.

Given the revelations that are coming out about Roberts from these documents, it does beg the question as to whether the White House is sincere in its efforts to reach out to minorities and other groups.

There is a fundamental reason why this separation should be maintained: if it is not, there can arise a tyranny of one sect, one code of belief. And in such a tyranny, religious minorities will suffer institutionalized degradation of their integrity.

it is a known fact that African-Americans and other minorities have a higher rate of diabetes and other diseases.

I think the implications are positive. Worldwide, what you see is, when you have more participation by minorities in commerce, the more vibrant their economies are.

I think that minority business owners should be up in arms over this. The government has never hit the 5% minority business contracting goal and now they're recommending eliminating the minimal opportunities that minorities have in doing business with the Federal government. It's unconscionable.

I will fight, as I always have, for minorities of all races and religions and sexual orientation who deserve to share in the fullness of American life,

I think there is a horrible stereotype that suggests that minorities are lacking in terms of their knowledge of the fundamentals of baseball.

Our study documents a knowledge gap between racial/ethnic minorities and whites regarding stroke warning signs. It is paradoxical that racial and ethnic minorities at highest risk were least aware. As with heart attack, it is critical that women at risk for stroke know the warning signs because delayed treatment can lead to greater disability or death.

Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled.

I think informally prosecutors talk and say, you know, 'What can we do to get minorities off the jury panel?'

It is exceedingly important, however, to avoid allowing vocal minorities to seize control of policy agendas that could undermine this amazing opportunity for our region. Towering above all of the economic issues is the hope for resolution for human suffering that this research may lead to.

The American people saw unforgettably how federal, state, and local governments failed the people of New Orleans just three weeks ago. What the American people don't realize is how they've all been short-changed for the past three years. Minorities are much more affected by kidney failure than whites. There's a dialysis boom on Indian reservations.

Who are beneficiaries of the Court's protection? Members of various minorities including criminals, atheists, homosexuals, flag burners, illegal immigrants (including terrorists), convicts, and pornographers

We don't count Herman Edwards because that was a trade. None went to minorities and that's an issue. We felt like there were many minorities that were worthy candidates - Art Shell, Tim Lewis, Jimmy Raye. There were viable candidates who, for some reason or another, did not get the nod. We'll continue to keep pressing that envelope.

We don't spend any time looking at their figures. We think it's irrelevant and it's purely a publicity gimmick. There are more women and minorities working in the NFL than ever, and diversity in our workplace is an important league priority.

We don't spend any time looking at their figures, ... We think it's irrelevant and it's purely a publicity gimmick. There are more women and minorities working in the NFL than ever, and diversity in our workplace is an important league priority.

We have all along been espousing the cause of the minorities and are truly concerned about their welfare unlike the Congress which uses the community as a vote bank and then forgets about it after the elections.

Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American takes it for granted that every year business makes something new and better accessible to him. Looking backward upon the years of his own life, he realizes that many implements that were totally unknown in the days of his youth and many others which at that time could be enjoyed only by a small minority are now standard equipment of almost every household.

The presence of weapons would put minorities specifically in danger. I believe that they already have a bias against us black people and our gatherings.

The problem with fiat money is that it rewards the minority that can handle money, but fools the generation that has worked and saved money.

The whole conflict thus boils down to a question of degree. We of the minority see a law of diminishing returns in progress; our opponents do not.

World history is made by minorities when this minority of number embodies the majority of will and determination.

The idea of a bowed and terrified liberal minority during McCarthy's 'reign of terror' is poppycock. Then as now, all elite opinion was against McCarthy.

the most sacred business of judges is not to ratify the will of the majority but to protect the minority from its tyranny.

A government is free in proportion to the rights it guarantees to the minority.

Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant and a member of a minority?

[Her] work taught me that you could be all the traditional feminine things -- a mother, a lover, a listener, a nurturer -- and you could also be critically astute and radical and have a minority opinion that was profoundly moral.

Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says he will not seek re-election. Harry said he wants to spend more time with his family. As I always say, check with your family.

There is absolutely nothing in common between this social club and an organization like CAP that was established to push a political agenda to prohibit women and minorities from attending Princeton. No one can question Senator Kennedy's lifelong commitment to fighting for civil rights, equality and justice.

There are school districts that are trying to find minorities because of the populations they serve, and our staff works to make those connections.

There are hundreds of historic and current examples of women and minorities doing groundbreaking work in technology, but so many of these stories are not well known, and in some cases, the stories have been all but lost.

The government needs to show both perpetrators and victims that violence against minorities will not be tolerated. Condemning ethnically motivated attacks for what they are, and bringing those responsible to justice are crucial.

There have only been four presidents of Aerospace. The growth of the company in terms of revenue and power, and him elevating the status of minorities and women in the workplace were things he was proud of. It was always based on merit of course, but he just wanted to make sure that everybody got a fair shake.

This vote is an aggressive assault by the U.S. government on the right of sexual minorities to be heard. It is astonishing that the Bush administration would align itself with Sudan, China, Iran and Zimbabwe in a coalition of the homophobic.

We felt there were many minorities that were worthy candidates. None went to minorities and that's an issue.

You have to stop blaming the victim here. When you see it's about access -- not bringing enough minorities in -- that means the responsibility is on us, the researchers and research institutions.

Violence against minorities has increasingly become a problem in Serbia today. Serbia cannot hope to move closer towards the European Union unless it starts taking these attacks a lot more seriously.

As the demographic makeup of this pool changes, it seems entirely likely that the under-representation of minorities to which you refer in your letter will also change,

Disparities in the health care delivered to racial and ethnic minorities are real and are associated with worse outcomes in many cases, which is unacceptable,

Federal penitentiaries are dangerous, violent places. My client and these others are small minorities within the system.

It would be great if people with disabilities could unite with women, unite with minorities who depend on government enforcement.

These minorities are now spilling to parts of the country the interior Sun Belt, suburbs and exurbs which were once bastions of middle-class whites. As a consequence, white-bread America is experiencing diversity firsthand, rather than in magazines or TV images. ... Politicians are going to have to figure out how to satisfy both groups.

Texas is known as prime territory for pursuing college-going students, ... and that is especially true for minorities because of our demographic growth.

Teenagers benefited, minorities benefited with employment among blacks and Hispanics rising,

Often the authorities have seemed more concerned with encouraging distinctive identities than with promoting common values of nationhood. We should learn lessons from abroad, from the United States, where pride in the nation's values is much more prevalent among minorities than here.

Some people look like neo-nazis or skinheads, but do not have the same ideology of hatred. They would not attack minorities and single them out.

This is not a story where minorities are always worse off. It really depends on what behavior you are looking at.

This is perhaps the first generation of minorities that have a full and equal shot at the American Dream. Certainly more black Americans have gone into the middle class over the last 20 years than in any other 20 year period.

They were graduating 86-90 percent of their athletes that year, and they were graduating minorities (at a) high (rate). Everything just fell into place for me.

A major focus of it for me has been bringing women and minorities into science and finding ways to teach that don't exclude them.

There was no job-related reason for such a practice that disproportionately kept job opportunities from many minorities who either did not participate in the college Greek system or did not attend certain colleges.

They're giving the impression that minorities are not capable of doing these jobs, and that's obviously not true.

Absent a dictator, absent the Saddam Hussein regime, our goal would be first to have a single country, not have a country broken up into pieces, it would be to see that it would be a country without weapons of mass destruction, a country that did not try to impose its will upon its neighbors and it was a country that was respectful of the rights of minorities and the ethnic groups that exist in the country,

The most ambitious goals in the history of the commonwealth is hiring minorities and women. We don't have a quota or goals for hiring (gays and lesbians) because they have a different lifestyle, so there is no discrimination in hiring because we don't ask.

It's extremely good for small-business owners, in particular underserved groups like minorities and women.

It's a terrible place. Women are mistreated there. Minorities are mistreated there.

The number of young people in the theater was more than we expected. In fact, the audience had an unusual number of minorities and children of all ages. You might expect that for a Disney show, but it was still refreshing to see.

It's up to the mainstream to be receptive and open to the change that needs to be made. It also takes minorities to step up to the group and voice their opinions.

It's unfortunate that in 2006 this is still a hot topic. I still think there are some issues out there, some hurdles that minorities and women face with higher ranking jobs, not just in athletic administration but the public and private sector as well.

Congress must reauthorize all of the expiring sections of the Voting Rights Act. This renewal must happen without changes that would weaken the law's original intent, to ensure that minorities have equal and unhindered access to the ballot box. Reauthorization of the act is a truly bipartisan effort. People of all political stripes agree that every American should have their right to vote guaranteed.

It's not good that they don't have any minorities in the final pool because our research shows there are a lot of qualified minorities out there and available for these types of jobs, but it's slightly less bothersome because New Mexico has had such a good record when it comes to minority administrators.

The biggest problem obstructing our progress was finding businesses owned by minorities that met the needs of the University.

That is significant, because it shows there are opportunities available for minorities in upper level administration.

It's always the minorities who aren't a part of the mainstream who define what the limits... of the majority are going to be.

It's time for this board to look hard and long at minority hiring. We don't have any minorities in technology. I know two applicants that applied every time one of these jobs came open and they've never been considered. The way I look at it, the good old boy system is coming back. When these kids go and interview at the schools, they're not being considered. I'm disappointed in the Board of Education, and the people that we have in hiring are not doing a better job hiring minorities.

I wanted to represent minorities in the respect of people who had been bullied in school or people who were gay or lesbian or trans or people who aren't blonde haired and blue-eyed. I have short hair, and I am covered in tattoos. I like showing people that it's within their rights to be different.

The Twin Tiers is not a magnet for a lot of minorities. We always work in terms of recruiting more minorities as students overall, ... That, of course, would increase our potential pool of minorities that would want to go into education.

The Voting Rights Act, whose 40th anniversary we celebrate this month, has helped minorities elect 81 sitting members of Congress and thousands of local officials. But the rally civil rights groups held in Atlanta earlier this month to push for extension of the act's key temporary provisions downplayed those gains and instead pushed wild claims that some state laws requiring an ID to vote are the functional equivalent of Jim Crow poll taxes,

The use of small suppliers and those owned by minorities and women is an important way to promote competition and drive down the cost of healthcare for everyone. We feel it's important to share the knowledge our members have developed as they have worked with Premier in this important area.

Not too long ago we weren't getting those opportunities to interview and it's real good and exciting to me. The Rooney Rule and I think the success that Tony has had and Marvin had this year has done nothing but enhance the chances of minorities getting jobs. And that's the way it should be.

In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms.

In every world region, minorities and indigenous peoples have been excluded, repressed and, in many cases, killed by their governments. In war today, the targeting of minorities is no longer the exception, but has become the norm.

In fact, in war today, the targeting of ethnic minorities is no longer the exception but has become the norm.

Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain to be some minority group offended.

In the history of science it has often happened that the majority was wrong and refused to listen to a minority that later turned out to be right.

I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate.

We cannot let a minority of people hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people

In Congress the majority governs, but the minority rules.

Shows like 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends,' they have, like, one or two damn characters throughout the whole series that are minorities.

Niggerization is the result of oppression -- and it doesn't just apply to the black people. Old people, poor people, and students can also get niggerized.

If an action must be taken that will benefit the majority at the cost of the minority, is it morally indefensible? If an action taken for the benefit of a majority occurs at the expense of a minority, is it moral action?

One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution... But as judges we are neither Jew nor Gentile, neither Catholic nor agnostic.

Conscience: A small, still voice that makes minority reports.

Progress begins with the minority. It is completed by persuading the majority, by showing the reason and the of the step forward, and that is accomplished by appealing to the intelligence of the majority.

High school studfents are the largest oppressed minority in America.

If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of our government.

A minority is only thought of as a minority when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority, real or imaginary. And no threat is ever quite imaginary.

This Constitutional Republic called America is an historic aberration. Any honest student of history will note that the prevailing socio-economic system is feudalism, where a tiny minority control the vast majority of wealth, power, and resources. In doing so, they have absolute control over the 99% of the population. Power equals control.

I believe it's very important to find women and minorities on the court.

There has never been a successful social movement for any minority without the support of the majority.

Americans are fickle. And what constitutes the enemy is always changing. Believe it or not, at one time Blacks were the favored model minority over Asian Americans.

Democracy is reproached with saying that the majority is always right. But progress says that the minority is always right.

I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities.

At a minimum if we can just have enough distribution of clout in society so it isn't run by a tiny minority, then at the very least it gives us some room to breathe.

Armenia was always a minority nation. The Armenians were annihilated by the Russians and then by the Turks.

George W. Bush brought a lot of minorities into his administration, which was a positive thing, and they had some issues that they wanted to press, but 9/11 really gave them direction. It gave them a purpose.