Angie Thomas Quotes

I want to represent Asian women.

We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.

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

In creating my YouTube videos, I don't want to speak for my audience and the people I represent; I want to amplify their voices.

f you don't have a seat at the table, then bring a folding chair.

I'm always wanting and willing to be a voice for my people, a voice for the injustice.

We, as communities that are marginalized, need to open up our minds and realize that we should be asking and advocating for more of everyone. Let's get more gay black men; let's get more trans women.

I'm a believer that we should support various forms of representation because they clearly resonate with unheard groups of people, and for such a huge project like 'Riverdale,' this kind of representation is fundamentally important.

I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling stories of themselves. It's important for us to be behind the lens.

I'm getting to use my platform as the Bachelorette - on my season - to really make change through my experience.

Intersectionality has given many advocates a way to frame their circumstances and to fight for their visibility and inclusion.

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.

I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life - regular people.

I'm trying to appeal to the disenfranchised everybody, not just specifically gay.

I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right.

I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.

I know one of the reasons I first started making Youtube videos was because no one looks like me.

My writing is often a way of 'bearing witness' for others who lack the education and the opportunity to tell their own stories, so I hope that my writing won't be affected too much by my personal life.

I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I've been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don't get a chance to be heard.

I have always felt my role was to do anything I could to enable the powerless to speak. I want America to hear these voices because they are beautiful voices.

I'm a fierce advocate for diversity. Always have been, always will be.

Our party has always been the voice of the powerless and the voiceless.

I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama!

Advocacy is a faith commitment to be part of God's plan for a just world - a world where each person's dignity and worth is valued. A world where everyone has a say in decisions that affect their lives.

America wins when the voiceless have a seat at the table, when the vulnerable are protected, and when working families have the same political clout as the wealthy.