Quotes About Advocacy

I've got a real problem when I know something is wrong or I feel something is wrong, I'm going to speak about it. I get it from my mother.

If we are going to realise our ambition of ending the harmful practices of FGM and forced marriage, the role of young people in pushing for change is crucial. We also need to ensure that everyone, from government to civil society, is playing their part.

There was just this stage where I realised that people were listening to what I was saying and I could actually say something I believe in and, like... why wasn't I doing that? It's not because I think I have a responsibility as a pop star or whatever; it's because I think I have a responsibility as a human being.

I care a great deal about LGBT U.S. servicemen and women being able to serve openly and honestly. Since early in my career, I've included realistic LGBT characters in my books. The idea that a gay Navy SEAL had to hide who he was in order to serve was a terrible one - and I made sure my readers knew that!

Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against.

People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.

Women in salsa - women everywhere - we always gotta be defending ourselves.

I've always had this sense of justice - I get that from my mom, for sure. When you see stuff that's wrong, it's just wrong, man. You gotta point that out.

I consider myself an activist who governs.

Attacking the ability of black people to govern through specious claims that we are a danger to white people is nothing short of disgraceful.

I realized I could make a difference. I could be their voice; I could fight for them... There's no better place to fight for working families than the governor's chair.

As governor, I don't want my fair share. I want more than my fair share.

There are times in Annapolis when a governor's support can move an issue over the goal line.

As governor, I'll put Montanans first.

What we can do where we live is advocate again to bring back to life the 10th Amendment, to bring back to life those boundaries in our constitutional system that were supposed to be the critical checks in the checks and balances system. Without them, we lose - gradually, we lose our liberty.

Not to get too grandiose about it, but I really believe I'm saying things a lot of Americans want someone to say.

I'm a campaigner for grass roots because I am a product of the grass roots system and I would like every child to have the same opportunities I was lucky enough to enjoy.

I'm one of these guys who believes you represent the people who sent you to Washington, D.C., not matter what the cost. The cost could be very grave.

I'm a great believer in freedom of speech.

I came out to be on television as a person, as a woman. And this can be a great thing for my community.

The Democratic Party needs to take a stand against corporate greed.

People feel good about giving money to Greenpeace.

I support anybody that does have a grievance to be able to air it, and that's it.

I wrote strong advocacy stories, and when I got to fiction, I made a deliberate effort to leave that behind and enter a country where I had no ax to grind, no advocacy issues that I was carrying with me.