Quotes About Advocacy

I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace,

La passione è uno strumento di difesa della ragione. Perché non basta avere ragione: bisogna anche, appassionatamente, difenderla.

it is most useful to think about these questions not in terms of the individual rights of transsexuals, but in terms of how these issues link with those of other marginalized populations, or with the functioning of the state in general.

I am bound to accord you, in the name of free speech, the full right to shout, lie and write to your heart's content. But you are bound to grant me, in the name of freedom of association, the right to enter into, or withdraw from, association with people advocating this or that view.

As a poet, there is only one political duty, and that is to defend one's language from corruption.

Lo único sensato por parte de un crítico es permanecer en silencio frente a las obras que considera francamente malas, mientras defiende vigorosamente las que cree buenas, sobre todo si estas son ignoradas o menospreciadas por el público.

You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

Hundreds of thousands of kids now have a chance to be adopted because I worked to change our adoption and foster care system.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

By creating conversation, we let our customers spread our message by word of mouth.

I do not care what I labeled, as long as I am heard.

Fight global warming! Be cool.

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.

To sit back and do nothing is to cooperate with the oppressor.

If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu.

I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights.

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.

Creation of effective public opinion depends on the cultivation of true courage, born of truthfulness and nonviolence.

If you don't stand for something, you stand for nothing.

Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer.

My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.