Quotes About Advocacy

When a profit-seeking company proposes to take citizens' private land away for its own gain, people should stand up for their rights.

It's very important that you tell someone when you are being bullied - someone that you trust. You should never be quiet when you are being bullied or when you see someone being bullied. It's so important to stand up and say something.

We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against.

I think the best thing I ever did with my life was stand up and say I've got Alzheimer's.

I really wish women of color would come together more and stand up for each other.

I always stand up for what I believe and what I want to.

We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again.

You have to stand up for some things in this world.

We have the freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say.

I will stand up for all of those who feel they can't stand up for themselves.

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

World leaders and, particularly, Muslim religious leaders need to stand up and protect the oppressed.

I think it's so important as an artist to stand up for what you believe in, and I think that if equal rights is something that you really believe in, and you have a voice that people listen to, and you need to share that - I think that's really important.

You can't be a feminist in the United States and stand up for the rights of the American woman and then say that you don't want to stand up for the rights of Palestinian women in Palestine. It's all connected.

I will stand up for judges who faithfully follow the law as it is written.

When I served as a prosecutor, I saw firsthand the many injustices that are embedded in our communities. But I also saw the difference it can make in someone's life when they have someone to stand up and fight for them.

If you can't be president - if you cannot stand up and represent Americans, you should not be president.

There are things you stand up for because it's right.

That's what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world. I don't think artists have a greater responsibility than anyone else.

When you really believe something, you need to stand up for it.

We should stand up for those who can't protect themselves. Support kids and families who can't support themselves.

It is my hope that as South Carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our state.

We must continue to stand up for what's right and push for bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform.

We adults need to stand up for our kids.