Advocacy Quotes

"You lose nothing when fighting for a cause." "I was an activist long before I even knew what the word meant" "With fame comes opportunity, but it also includes responsibility to advocate and share, to focus less on glass slippers and more on pushing through glass ceilings" "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice but there must never be a time when we fail to protest" "Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry" "I raise up my voice not so that I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard" "I believe that a child going without an education is a crime." "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights That is the way of a whole human being" "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." "I speak not for myself but for those without a voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated." "If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it. People fought for us to have a voice." "To everyone keeping up the fight you are doing something" "The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous" "It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an organization" "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will" "True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard" "Speak against unconscious oppression, Speak against the tyranny of the unimaginative, Speak against bonds." "The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible" "Is it a crime to fight for what is mine?"