Quotes About Advocacy

I loved my job at the district attorney's office.

It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district.

Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.

My job is to represent my district. That's who I'm responsible to and for.

Together, we can put pressure on our employers to do better, to represent the rich diversity of the audience they serve, to stop painting women as sidekicks, as appendages or accessories to men.

I've always been a big advocate of making shows affordable because a lot of these bottle-service clubs and events are geared toward really expensive experiences. Club music is for everyone, and it drives me crazy that people are getting priced out.

I've experienced Islamophobic stuff. But I don't care - you can say whatever you want to say about me, but I am who I am. I think that what I'm trying to fight for and what I'm performing for is bigger than any religion, race, creed, or class.

I don't want my kids to have to walk through a world where they have to constantly explain who they are and who their family is.

I don't have to explain anything to trans women. Trans women know exactly what's going on.

Say no to circuses that exploit and abuse animals.

What I'm not about is exploiting women.

I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.

I've been personally attacked for respectfully expressing my take on women's empowerment.

Anyone who attacks our LGBT community, anyone who attacks anyone in our state, will be gone after with the full extent of the law.

It's really important to be a strong role model. It's one of my main things because I feel I've been exposed in such an extreme way to a lot of sexism.

What I would say is that if someone faces discrimination, they should never back down. They should be self-confident and educate others not to have such an attitude.

Women - and those who love them - need to know the truth about abortion facilities.

When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.

Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.

Be fair with others, but then keep after them until they're fair with you.

I've spent my career trying to help people without connections understand what's going on so that they have a chance of getting a fair shake from the connected and the powerful.

As Democrats, we believe in fairness and opportunity.

The fact that Australia is falling so far behind on something so simple as equal love and equal rights for equal love is disgusting, it's embarrassing.

If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.