Quotes About Advocacy

The Global Poverty Project's mission is to stand up for the world's poorest people. We fight for the full funding of Millennium Development Goals and advocate meaningful change to government and corporate policies that block progress and entrench injustice.

All religions teach the same basic thing, that you have to stand up for those that are considered the worst.

As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith.

The direction is going the right way for respect for aboriginal people in North America, and all we can do is stand up and say, 'Please do it faster.'

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.

I hate the bad rap that people give my parents. Because they are just parents, really, at the end of the day trying to stand up for their daughter and themselves.

Trying to give an individual a voice has always kind of been my mission in my life. As an actor, I've always seen that was something that needed to be done. You need to find that voice inside of you so that you can stand up and be who you really are.

I'm an honorary ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer, and I'm also associated with St. Jude's.

Americans, at our best, stand up to bullies and fight those who seek to demean and degrade others.

I don't view Apple or myself as an activist. What we do is for some things where we think we have deep knowledge, or think we do, or a strong point of view, we're not shy. We'll stand up, speak out - even when our voice shakes.

I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.

I have - and always will - stand up against efforts to limit a woman's right to choose.

I have always been of the opinion that when those in power are promoting actions and ideals that risk harming or impeding us, people should stand up to this.

You have to be willing to stand up for what you believe in, and the rule of law is one of those things.

I will stand up for a girl who is being harassed or bullied for choosing to wear revealing clothes. I will stand up for that!

As Attorney General of Alabama, I have never hesitated to stand up to the EPA before when it was wrong.

I don't like to see people get kicked around. You have to stand up for them.

At the end of the day, it's incredibly important to have a show like 'Atlanta' because if we can't stand up for and celebrate each other, then who will? Who will do it better?

What I will stand up for is what I think is right and for the best interests of the citizens of the state of Iowa.

Arkansas needs leaders who will stand up to anyone in Washington, from either political party, and do what's right for Arkansas and for our country.

We all have to stand up and fight alongside American women to make sure that they have the freedom to control their own futures.

As a human being, I do feel like it's my right to be able to stand up for and speak on whatever I want.

It's a midterm year, and it's time to take action. I don't care if you're a Democrat. I don't care if you're a Republican. Stand up for what you believe in.