Quotes About Advocacy

Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.

There is a need to spread more awareness about environmental issues.

I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread.

I'd like to continue to spread my message on conservation and make sure my dad's message - his legacy - lives on.

When you have a fanbase, you must use it to spread positive messages.

To work with a brand like ASOS that reaches such a young audience and to spread the message of GLAAD is exciting.

I am passionate about spreading awareness about Sri Lankan food.

Me, I'm just gonna keep spreading the word about 'We Can Be Anything' campaign among Fil-Am communities in the U.S.

A friend of mine has a son who became deaf through meningitis. He called me one spring and asked me to keep a week out of my schedule because he wanted to start a school for deaf kids. I wanted to help.

I am a big believer in Springsteen, I like his social comment; I like the commitment he puts into his work.

I earned my spurs in the civil rights movement. All my life, not for political but for religious reasons, moral reasons, that's where I've been, and I'm proud of it, and I'll always be there.

We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.

If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.

We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.

Be it a cop, or an IAS officer or even a goonda, the audience wants to see me as a person who discusses social issues, asks questions that they have and squeeze out answers from those concerned.

Every time that I speak on the House Floor or in one of our committee hearings, I begin with the words, 'St. Louis and I.' Every time. That is no accident.

I'm very committed to stable and adequate funding for education.

I have a wonderful, diverse, and young staff at the AAPF who pretty much work around the clock trying to figure out how we promote the idea that social justice requires us to be intersectional in our thinking and in our scope of vision.

When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff.

No access to me, nor my staff, will ever affect what we do to protect consumers of the state of Florida.

My staff in Washington and in the state will be dedicated to constituent services and the best representation for our state.

Black immigrants and refugees have just as much at stake in the fight to make Black Lives Matter as African Americans do.

The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.

The Food Stamp Challenge, which challenges higher-income families to live as if they are on food stamps, estimates that a person on food stamps has a budget of about $1.25 per meal. In other words, a family on food stamps must buy an entire meal per person for less than the cost of an average cup of coffee.