Social Advocacy Quotes

I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda.

I'm a huge advocate for human rights and cultural rights. I stand up for minorities and will always continue to do so.

I have always been very proud of my Jewish heritage, which has greatly influenced my music, my world view, and my work as an advocate for individuals whom society often leaves behind.

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.

We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society.

My life as an advocate for those most in need is inspired by my mother's example. She believed in the potential inherent in each of us, and that belief is the foundation of my work.

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.

I'm George Takei, and I'm straight... up asking you to vote.

I would be delighted not to see another celebrity, regardless of their political beliefs, come to Washington to make yet another appeal for some cause about which they know little.

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

My job as an artist is to speak up for those who might be perceived as the losers. Or those who can't shout. No wonder public-school people always get into politics or acting: they're taught to shout that much more loudly.

I really consider my goal is that, wherever I am in life, I want to be a social advocate.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

I'm an advocate for gay marriage. I have more gay friends than Carter has pills.

As legislators and as Members of Congress, it is our obligation to speak up for those who are being ignored in our society. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) does just that.

I will only stop defending the rights of workers when I die.

I may, and I think I represent a tradition that means a lot to me, which has really always been about fighting for others, for middle-class families, for working class - for working people, you know, and that's a tradition and a commitment that I take very seriously.

I have different hats; I'm a mother, I'm a woman, I'm a human being, I'm an artist and hopefully I'm an advocate. All of those plates are things I spin all the time.

I'm a warrior for the middle class.

I am raising my voice as a citizen of the country. I don?t want to enter politics.

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

I like to tell the streets what the political climate is, and I like to tell any politicians that's listening what the streets think. And sometimes people get nicked up and bruised up, but I usually have a lot of good medicine for that.

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 think there's going to be a lot of Americans who are really willing to be much more active than they were before, because they're worried about where Trump is headed.

As your Senator, I always fought the fight for those who could not fight for themselves, and I believe the results speak for themselves.