Quotes About Advocacy

People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as exotic but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.

I'm for the poor man — all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' — that's my slogan.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

Not being heard is no reason for silence.

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

Mental illness and substance abuse destroyed my family. Watching and caring for loved ones battle these diseases shaped my life. Now I have an opportunity and the platform to change the conversation around mental health from one that condemns and diminished those suffering, to one of empathy and support.

I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.

Lee Walker, colored man, accused of raping white women, in jail here, will be taken out and burned by whites tonight. Can you send Miss Ida Wells to write it up?

Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza Supporter: Someone who will say anything.

No good idea succeeds simply because it is a good idea. Good ideas must have champions—people willing to believe in them, push for them, fight for them, gain adherents and other champions, and press until they succeed.

Chloe wasn't a defect. I refuse to ever look at my child that way . . . or allow anyone else in my presence to do so.

Everybody has pain and so, in that, I am no way unique, but it is my role to tell the world of the pains of the people.

My job is to make people care about things they otherwise wouldn't.

If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.

Freedom and Justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.

I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.

It is a beautiful thing to be on fire for justice… there is no greater joy than inspiring and empowering others––especially the least of these, the precious and priceless wretched of the earth!

I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.

I'll always prefer to play with women and hang out with women, and I'll always be a feminist.

It's funny how most activists are pacifists.

If you achieve a voice that will be heard, you should use it to speak up for the voiceless and oppressed. If you possess any power or authority, you must strive to use it to help and empower the powerless.

Sometimes a people lose their right to remain silent when pressured to remain silent.

It's hard for women to talk about these things, and for the doctors to really talk about it too, and to even have the knowledge of what's going on. That's why I'm doing this and urging women to speak out and talk to their doctors frankly.