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Quotes About Advocacy

Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the early '90s, I have always been involved in lobbying, campaigning and pushing for changes.
~ Zac Goldsmith
I'm pushing back against the white, misogynistic, heterosexual establishment in the music industry. Like, literally, in all its forms.
~ Kelela
I'm not a left-wing nut pushing for single-payer!
~ Angus Deaton
We have to open hearts and change minds while at the same time pushing for laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.
~ Sarah McBride
I wasn't happier for anyone more than Vic Fangio. He deserved to be a head coach, in my opinion. I was really pulling for him and pushing him whenever I got a chance.
~ Bruce Arians
Korra and Aang ultimately stand for freedom, equality, and basic human rights, and I think Mike and I are fine with pushing that agenda.
~ Bryan Konietzko
How many times will we allow Justin Trudeau to get away with pushing strong, competent capable women out of politics when they are seeking to serve?
~ Annamie Paul
I see myself as a person who is pushing back and fighting against oppression in all its forms, centering racial and economic injustice very explicitly.
~ Jamaal Bowman
Am I pushy? Yep. Do I like taking 'no' for an answer when 'no' means New Yorkers aren't going to get something they need? No. Do I push back and crack some eggs? Absolutely.
~ Christine Quinn
Since 2016 we've been campaigning to improve the rights of renters, especially those on low incomes who are being ripped off by stratospheric admin fees, which puts them at risk of homelessness.
~ Jo Swinson
I am an activist for putting an end to the criminalisation of abortion.
~ Alberto Fernandez
I was always like that, at 5 years old, just demanding equality. I thought it could all be fixed if you called attention to it.
~ Amy Schumer
And I have a few friends that I think would go to bat for me no matter what. Flea is definitely one of them. Guy Oseary is one of them.
~ Anthony Kiedis
I have a few friends that I think would go to bat for me no matter what. Flea is definitely one of them. Guy Oseary is one of them.
~ Anthony Kiedis
When I first started, it was so male-heavy, so male-dominated, that on the 18th floor of the criminal courts building, which was where I worked, there were three men's bathrooms and only one women's bathroom.
~ Marcia Clark
I'm running because Hoosiers deserve a senator who sounds the same on the factory floor as he does on the Senate floor.
~ Mike Braun
I personally have stopped flying. I have stopped eating meat and dairy.
~ Greta Thunburg
I could spend my life focusing on getting rid of straws in our society.
~ Laurie David
I think good publicists are just like good mommies - always looking out, making sure folks are comfortable and making sure that folks are on time and making sure that folks are getting what they need and know what they need to do.
~ Ava DuVernay
I have always been an independent voice for the folks in my district.
~ Ann Kirkpatrick
It's really important that folks be able to speak out.
~ Kate Brown
I want to go to Washington to make sure we really have an opportunity to expand health care for folks so that is accessible to them.
~ Ilhan Omar
Trans folks are going to rise up for their moments and their money!
~ Hari Nef
I want to give my followers a positive message. I want to give those girls a positive message who have been forcefully married, who continue to sacrifice. I want to be an example for those people. That's my aim.
~ Qandeel Baloch