Quotes About Advocacy

I think the title doesn't define who we are: it's what we do that defines who we are. Engineers can be great advocates for what they do and for the things that they've learned. Whether some people like to do that or not is a separate discussion. - Ray Tsang

I expect leaders to buffer their people from all the political and bureaucratic insanity, not throw them into it.

Far from undermining marriage, gay and lesbian couples seeking marriage for themselves are perhaps the institution's best friends. At a time when marriage is seen as less desirable and less necessary for straight couples, gay and lesbian people are lining up at town halls and church doors to participate in this traditional and long-standing institution.

The fact is, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people will never be a majority. We are a natural minority within the population. We will never garner enough votes to single-handedly bring about the change we seek. We need heterosexual people to stand with us, vote with us, and be a voice for us where we are not yet welcome.

I know war as few men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.

Strong-minded women with a cause accepted even fewer excuses than the average gangster, when it came to getting what they wanted, and what they wanted right now was Irene making a speech.

You know that I am living proof that the American Dream is real. Growing up, our congressman cut through government bureaucratic red tape to help my mom buy our first house. That's the kind of congressman I'll be.

There is therefore a background in Jewish thought for combining the roles of advocacy and instruction that somewhat parallels the dual usage of parakl?tos in John.

The pursuit of universal rights requires more than speeches. It requires power.

We had accepted this job pro bono, because snatching a service animal from a child in a wheelchair was a heinous act and someone had to make it right.

Why have you LEFT POLITICS? LEFT POLITICS needs you!

it should be the likes ay us that agitate for change, but aw we dae is drugs.

The most important thing to do is to make the judge want to decide things your way, Darrow advised one of his younger partners. They are human beings, moved by the same things that move other human beings. The point of law merely give the judge a reason for doing what you have already made him want to do.

Essere vegetariano è la mia protesta verso il comportamento collettivo. Essere vegetariano significa essere in disaccordo - in disaccordo su come va il mondo oggigiorno. Carestie, crudeltà - dobbiamo prendere una posizione contro queste cose. Il vegetarismo è la mia presa di posizione. E penso che sia una presa di posizione consistente.

When talking about human rights, in truth we're referring to men's rights. If a man is beaten and deprived of his freedom, it's called torture. When a woman endures the same, it's called domestic violence and is still considered a private matter in most of the world.

If for any reason you don't like the word feminist, look for another word. The name is not important as long as the work gets done for yourself and for your sisters in the rest of the world who need it.

Esto sirve para tranquilizarnos la conciencia, hija —explicaba a Blanca—. Pero no ayuda a los pobres. No necesitan caridad, sino justicia.

We have to consider violence against women for what it really is: the greatest crisis that faces humanity.

de la pasión política, nadie escuchaba las voces razonables que llamaban al diálogo o la negociación.

Esto sirve para tranquilizarnos la conciencia, hija -explicaba Blanca-. Pero no ayuda a los pobres, No necesitan caridad, sino justicia

Cuando se habla de derechos humanos, en la práctica se habla de derechos de los hombres. Si un hombre es golpeado y privado de libertad, es tortura. Si lo mismo soporta una mujer se llama violecia doméstica y todavía en la mayor parte del mundo se considera un asunto privado.

On many occasions New Zealand has spoken about the need to ensure that women's concerns are fully integrated into all aspects of the United Nations' activities and structures, not marginalised in one part of the Secretariat.

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.

Every company should have zero tolerance on sexual harassment so that victims feel secure while taking a stand.