Quotes About Advocacy

I don't have children, so I can focus on my mission to save helpless animals.

My husband believed 'the herb' was a natural and positive part of life, and he felt it was important to the world.

We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.

Joss Whedon is a hero of mine, and what he's done for women in film and television, particularly when it comes to writing female roles that would typically go to a man, is awesome.

Ossie Davis is one of my heroes for civil rights and things like that.

I often tell audiences at the start of my shows that I'm not gay because I've got petitions from lesbian groups saying 'Can you tell people you're heterosexual because you're giving us a bad name.'

I'm totally against straight marriage - even though I'm married. I don't think heterosexual marriage is any of the government's business.

Every child in America deserves high-quality health care.

I want to use my platform to highlight and shed light on issues that are dear to me.

In the world we live in, where we say we need equality, we don't think highly of ourselves. We don't give much importance to ourselves. We are cheerleaders of equality, but how much do we believe in it? Because if you do, then you will be the voice of change.

I know what sexual harassment looks like. I'm also a lawyer by training and am highly aware that these behaviors should have real consequences.

We had a segment called Tampon Tuesdays that I was very proud of; that was hilarious because there are a lot of women's issues out there that a lot of people don't know about because they're not women, and they don't have to go through them.

I go, and I lobby for seniors on the Hill in Washington, D.C., and I've fought to have the Older Americans Act reauthorized, so I believe that my voice has been used for a lot of good.

There's only one person in this race who will be there, who's always been there for you, and that's Hillary Clinton's life story.

Those who abjure violence can only do so by others committing violence on their behalf.

It is difficult to see how Gandhi's methods could be applied in a country where opponents of the regime disappear in the middle of the night and are never heard of again. Without a free press and the right of assembly, it is impossible not merely to appeal to outside opinion, but to bring a mass movement into being, or even to make your intentions known to your adversary. Is there a Gandhi in Russia at this moment? And if there is, what is he accomplishing?

Detesto lo que dices, pero defendería hasta la muerte tu derecho a decirlo".

consciously or unconsciously everyone writes as a partisan.

I support same-sex civil unions and I believe no should be denied their rights

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.

In the new century, we should continue to work together to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of developing countries including China and India and promote the establishment of a just and equitable new international political and economic order.

Let's stand together, stick together, and work together for justice of every description. Racial justice. Gender justice. Immigrant justice. Economic justice. Environmental justice.

Military spouses serve, too, and it's critical we work together to ensure our country's military spouses have the jobs they need and deserve.

I will continue to do all I can to work together with my fellow Representatives for the betterment of the American people and the people of South Jersey.