Word: equality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said that from every negative situation or circumstance an equal or greater benefit will accrue. Because of my playing experience I am much better able to appreciate the relationships formed with team members and supporters, exposure to a unique side of Harvard not seen by most students, and the lessons in personal development I received. In the long run by having to struggle against frustration and bitterness about my athletic experience, unexpected situations will be much easier to handle. It is extremely easy to lose sight of more important issues in life by becoming too deeply involved in football...
...disabled person I don't demand any special consideration. I just want an equal opportunity to share in the programs and activities that my able-bodied peers enjoy. I want people to look beyond the wheelchair and see the person in it, to focus less on my disability and more on my abilities...
...been made. One example: Boston Federal Judge Frank H. Freedman's order banning hiring of white firemen until the percentage of blacks and Hispanics approximates their 23% ratio in the Boston population. Nor is there likely to be much impact on voluntary affirmative action programs that focus on equal rather than preferential treatment. Still, notes one Justice Department official, lawyers asked to help set up affirmative action programs are "telling their clients to sit tight" and wait for the Bakke decision. Said the official: "The lawyers are telling them they could be subject to reverse-discrimination suits, and they...
Eleanor Holmes Norton, H.H.D., Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nyiregyházi drifted to Hollywood, where for two years he sight-read orchestral scores submitted to United Artists as music for movies. It was a feat few pianists could equal, since it involved reading ten or so musical lines simultaneously...