Quotes About Advocacy

I believe in health care reform.

You don't get what you don't fight for.

If there isn't a group doing what you believe needs to be done, set it up and email me at [email protected], and I'll add it to the book's website and to future editions of this book.

Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.

[I]t seems to me as clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime.

It is an unfortunate fact that those people who are most eloquent in their demand for the conservation of animals are often those most eager to violate animal life at the first opportunity.

I don't want to be defined by being the founder of the Body Shop, and I don't want to be defined as a woman suffering from Hepatitis C. There's more to my life than that.

... our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice.

I will always support legislation which respects and values life.

As a dedicated and proud father of three, I am a strong advocate of life. I value life whether born or unborn.

I believe people who practice their beliefs in daily life are activists.

In my political life I spoke before leftist groups, before black activist groups that I disagreed with, to explain my position and to support my legislation.

What if one out of every three multinational corporation CEO's were raped every year? Don't you think that would raise a kind of ruckus?

I happen to be pro-life.

You are the most brave intrepid person I have ever known, and you have dedicated your life to helping those who are misunderstood and underrepresented.

I too complain ceaselessly in my heart and in my words too. My very life is a protest. Against government, for instance.

Since I was a little kid, I was against fur. I never wore fur in my life.

A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.

Civil rights leaders are involved in helping poor people. That's what I've been doing all my life.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.

I may not be a politician, but I will fight to the end of my life for what I believe in.

Obviously, I have certain policy positions that I push and advocate for that would benefit people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people.

It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people.