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Quotes About Advocacy

We'll make our voices heard loud and clear on the importance of cost-based power.
~ Maria Cantwell
Throughout my years of public service, I've listened to the voices of the gay and lesbian community, whether through whispered confidences or public declarations. I understand what it truly means to say that all people should be treated equally, and I'll always stand up for fair and equal treatment of gay and lesbian Americans.
~ Mark Udall
As an Ambassador for PSI and a supporter of Nothing But Nets, I have met individuals around the world who are lending their ideas, their voices, and their time to improve their communities and the world at large. And there are millions more that I have not met.
~ Mandy Moore
I have always felt my role was to do anything I could to enable the powerless to speak. I want America to hear these voices because they are beautiful voices.
~ Jonathan Kozol
Alzheimer's is literally killing us, and the only way to fight this 'crime' is through a groundswell of people who continue to raise their voices and funds to ensure it gets the attention it deserves.
~ Tess Gerritsen
In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard.
~ Noam Chomsky
We have to fight twice as hard, three times as hard - not only as conservatives, but frankly, as women - to have our voices heard.
~ Ann Wagner
I haven't spent years, like Alyse Nelson of Vital Voices, toiling for female economic empowerment on five continents.
~ Tina Brown
Dad truly believed that Christians should be involved in the political process and should make their voices heard.
~ Jerry Falwell, Jr.
So many women don't have voices in their governments.
~ Sarah Gavron
I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.
~ Kailash Satyarthi
I think we need to raise our voices, and we need to demonstrate to the people we represent, as well as the American people, that their leaders have a responsibility to take action.
~ Elizabeth Esty
People need to make their voices heard in an orderly fashion.
~ Jeff Fortenberry
I ask for calm yet resolute voices to be heard in our communities. It is imperative that people of good will, those who believe in a just and fair criminal justice system, hear our voices.
~ Marcia Fudge
In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
~ Tammy Duckworth
Put a lawn sign on your lawn; go door to door for your candidate. Register people to vote. There's so much we can do through our voices and time. That's what flips elections.
~ Kirsten Gillibrand
We must use our seat at the table to be a voice every day for women and girls across the country who often do not have the same opportunity to have their voices heard. This means advocating for childcare and paid family leave, as first daughter Ivanka Trump has championed in this administration.
~ Ronna McDaniel
One of the things I've learned is people are smart, and they understand what should be done. They understand what the challenges are, but they're not always able to have their voices heard.
~ Sandra E. Peterson
I'm lucky enough to have some celebrity light around me. I can go on a platform and say what I think to represent these voices that can't be heard.
~ Trudie Styler
I'm so inspired by the women who are far braver than I am, who have come forward with their stories and risked everything to help others. What is important is that the voices of these women do not disappear. We must amplify them.
~ Jessica Chastain
I always encourage other people to share a story and voices. That is so important.
~ Iskra Lawrence
The #MeToo and Time's Up movements have been a roar on behalf of women, and the voices are genuinely empowered now. I really feel that.
~ Phoebe Waller-Bridge
For myself and the Players Coalition, it was never about the money or having our voices bought. To hear people call me or anyone else a sell-out is insulting. It has always been, and will always be, about lifting the voices of the people and the work of those that fight for them.
~ Malcolm Jenkins
We have to trust the voices of the community to be in leadership and know what we need for our communities.
~ Tarana Burke