Quotes About Advocacy

I am not a politician nor an activist but in my small way try and bring change with the kind of films I do.

Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the interests of the people who are not rich.

We can't leave small business owners to fend for themselves.

I care about affordable housing. I care about bus routes. I care about small business. I care about schools. These are not Muslim issues. Even protection of civil rights - that's not just a Muslim issue. That is for everyone.

I've introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.

I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.'

The American people know that every day 3,000 kids begin to smoke, 1,000 of them die an early death. They're not going to allow us to go forward this year and not have comprehensive bipartisan legislation. It's in everybody's best interest.

Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.

Smoking is definitely not cool anymore, and the folks who have worked against that have done a great job.

I believe there should be breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack, all for free and for every child that goes to school. And all food that is good, clean and fair.

Marcus Garvey does not give a snap for anything human but justice, and that which is based upon righteousness.

I participate in the SNAP Challenge to raise awareness about the millions of people in our communities who struggle with hunger on a daily basis despite living in the most prosperous nation ever known.

For future Snowdens, we want to show there is an organization that will do what we did for Snowden - as much as possible - in raising money for legal defense and public advocacy for whistleblowers so they know if they come forward there is a support group for them.

I think the reason I've been so committed to advocacy is because I see so many people in pain.

I've been given this amazing platform as an Olympic athlete, and there are so many people out there who don't feel like their voice is being heard. I feel it's my responsibility to speak out on issues that are important.

There are so many people who will try and make you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and I've learned how important it is to use your voice.

So many people don't have control over their destiny in a way that I do, don't own their own businesses, don't have their own clients. I owe it to them to speak freely.

So many people who deal with sexual harassment don't have the means to file lawsuits or to get legal representation or legal advice.

the downtrodden may yearn to be heard, but if a voice from a more privileged sphere speaks on their behalf, they'll roll their eyes and jeer at the voice's accent.

Women's rights must not be treated as trivial adjuncts to great questions of war and peace, poverty and development. What's at stake are not lifestyles but lives.

Is it right to raise one's voice when others are being silenced? Yes.

Il est beaucoup plus important de déterrer une corneille enterrée vivante que d'envoyer une pétition à un président.

I would love to see the Church on the right side of history.

My dream job would be a lawyer. I can talk my way out of anything, and I love cross-examining people. I think I'd be a really good lawyer.