Quotes about Advocacy

God is truly on the side of those who work for social justice, especially when we accompany that work with the giving of the Gospel!

Your work is your own private megaphone to tell the world what you believe.

Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change - we're doing the grinding, sometimes frustrating work of delivering change - inch by inch, day by day.

At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.

We should honor - not attack - those who have stood up for equality and other cherished American values.

Wilberforce, because of his faith, stood up for African slaves. Bonhoeffer, because of his faith, stood up for Jews. That's Christianity to me.

Even before 'Pose,' I was involved in activism and advocating for my community in various ways. I didn't see that stopping with my entry into this industry, but people are going to be afraid of what you're going to say. I'm going to bump heads with people that benefit from the oppression that they put trans people through.

Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked.

Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked.

If I go out and do a set, there's a good chance that I'll watch another comedian. I'll think - not necessarily their words, but oftentimes the message that's behind the words - the sort of belief that their unspokenly advocating, well, sometimes that's offensive.

Oh God, you know I have no money, but you can make the people do for me, and you must make the people do for me.

I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day.