A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. ”

— Ida B. Wells

“ We all have agency over our own stories, and no one can strip you of that agency. Your story is yours and it's your story to tell. ”

— Janet Mock, 2014

“ Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. ”

— Audre Lorde, 1988

“ Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. ”

— Nikki Giovanni

“ Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ”

— Helen Keller

“ Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. ”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“ I'm trying to take the stigma off the word ambitious, so we encourage more little girls to be ambitious, because I do think that's how society will change. ”

— Reese Witherspoon

“ Having such a diverse group of people coming into Congress is going to make a difference, because no matter if your experience is very similar to mine or completely different than mine, it's just as real and it's just as valid. ”

— Sharice Davids, 2018

“ Don't sit down and wait for opportunities to come. Get up and make them. ”

— Madam C.J. Walker

“ I'm a proud person who happens to be deaf. ”

— Marlee Matlin

“ The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. ”

— Gloria Steinem

“ I'm definitely not all Asians, but the thing that I've always done is aggressively been myself. ”

— Awkwafina, 2018

“ I always wanted to not just be a tennis player. ”

— Coco Gauff

“ I wanna see feisty disabled people change the world. ”

— Judith Heumann, 2020

“ No medal, no accolade or exam results are more important than your mental health. ”

— Simone Biles

“ I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. ”

— Frida Kahlo

“ Ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. ”

— Michelle Yeoh, 2023

“ You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. ”

— Misty Copeland

“ It's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America. ”

— Patricia Arquette, 2015

“ The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. ”

— bell hooks, 2000

“ Everybody can play a role in combatting child food poverty in the UK and your role can be as small as a kind word or gesture. ”

— Marcus Rashford, 2020