Quotes About Advocacy

On 'Insecure,' Molly works at a law firm, and there's scenes where her boss doesn't value her voice and doesn't value her efforts. And we had a lot of women tweeting 'Me too' in that situation. We're saying, 'Hey, no more. Not on our watch.'

In my twenties, I relied on Planned Parenthood as my health care provider - and throughout my time in the State House, I have fought for Mainers' reproductive rights.

Twenty years later, twenty years after I joined the women's movement, we're still talking about the same issues. We're still talking about reproductive rights for women, and we're still talking about getting equal pay for women. And that's just frustrating.

Working in sports for nearly the past twenty years, I have seen first-hand how gun violence affects athletes and their families.

I would never think twice about marching next to my brother for an issue we both believe in.

I don't consider myself a true activist, in the sense that I don't like to do a lot of talking. I'll ask once or twice, and then it's time to fight.

We will have a more just society as soon as we want one.

I believe in the universality of freedom and therefore want to be involved in the freedom movement.

Everyone wants to argue. Everyone does. Everyone needs to.

Feminism isn't whatever you want it to be.

The left defends their, whatever you want to call, partisans, activists or what have you.

I think the most important thing is to, without belligerence, stand up for what want. Argue compellingly if someone tries to change your script.

Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.

I'm human. But overall, whenever I see anyone being made fun of or given a hard time, I rush to their defense. I want to help them because I know how it feels.

Major League Baseball has prostate awareness for two weeks leading up to Father's Day, and I want to get involved in that.

I see myself as a person who wants to serve the constituents within my district and find a way to move those who are not in our position philosophically to our position.

I've spent 30 years, actually maybe a little more, working to help kids and families. And I want to take all that experience to the White House and do that every single day.

Mark [Duplass] is the same person that I met on day one. He's a very smart, savvy, creative guy. If you ever want a champion on your side, it's Mark.

When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.

Middle class Americans don't ask for special favors, they just want basic fairness, and a President who fights for that ideal.

I am hoping to be able to lend my support to a Sickle Cell charity in the near future, as I want to try and help raise money and awareness about this disease.

Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another girl, and people want to listen to what you have to say.

I finally stopped complaining about 'Why isn't everybody else making me what I want to be?' You can't rely solely on your agent or your managers to educate people as to who you are.

We should be able to be ourselves. Make a political stand if you want to