A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. ”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2015

“ I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life. ”

— Sonia Sotomayor, 2001

“ A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. ”

— Sonia Sotomayor, 2013

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

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“ I do not believe that any ethnic, racial or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. ”

— Sonia Sotomayor, 2009

“ When they go low, we go high. ”

— Michelle Obama, 2016

“ I believe in embracing my vulnerability to inspire and impact others. ”

— Beckie Taylor

“ You are the storyteller of your own life. ”

— Isabel Allende

“ Hashtags do not start movements. People do. ”

— Alicia Garza

“ I'm not OK with someone writing the Asian experience for an Asian character. ”

— Awkwafina, 2019

“ That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal; as time will show. ”

— Ada Lovelace

“ Abolition is really about rethinking the kind of future we want, the social future, the economic future, the political future. It's about revolution, I would argue. ”

— Angela Davis, 2020

“ Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men. I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better. ”

— Katherine Johnson

“ Why not me? ”

— Mindy Kaling, 2015

“ What I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal. ”

— Amanda Gorman, 2021

“ It's important to make sure the people building software for our clients are representative of the people using it because they will more likely know what the users are going to ultimately need. ”

— Amy Lynch, 2018

“ A feminist is a person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. ”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2012

“ Everybody supports women until a woman's doing better than you. ”

— Sofia Isella, 2023

“ There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for if I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard. ”

— Madam C.J. Walker

“ Growing up in the Western world, there are so many times where I'm like, Oh, I'm not white. My name is not that easy to say. I'm not as relatable as a white person. ”

— Rina Sawayama, 2020

“ Pressure is a privilege. ”

— Billie Jean King, 2008