A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way. ”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

“ Sound is a social currency. ”

— Christine Sun Kim

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

— Misty Copeland

“ I truly believe American Sign Language is important because from the beginning, when a child is born, if they learn ASL, they have full access to information. ”

— Christine Sun Kim, 2017

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

— Frida Kahlo

“ As a deaf person living in a world of sound, it's as if I was living in a foreign country, blindly following its rules, customs, behaviors, and norms without ever questioning them. ”

— Christine Sun Kim

“ There are as many genders as there are people. ”

— Alok Vaid-Menon, 2022

“ I mostly have to think about identity when it's imposed on me. When people on the street send slurs my way. When forms require me to pick a gender. ”

— Alok Vaid-Menon

“ Sí, se puede. ”

— Dolores Huerta, 1972

“ I remember when I decided to be open about my own personal mental health, it was scary to be that vulnerable and I didn't ever want anyone to think I am a victim. I thought by sharing my own story I could help others. ”

— Selena Gomez

“ Voting rights for me are the point of entry to democracy. ”

— Stacey Abrams, 2021

“ If not me, who, if not now, when. ”

— Emma Watson, 2014

“ If your dream only includes you, it's too small. ”

— Ava DuVernay

“ If we truly envision an equal world, it takes equal effort and sacrifice. Today is one of the most indelible days of my life because of Mark Wahlberg, WME and a community of women and men who share in this accomplishment. ”

— Michelle Williams, 2018

“ 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

“ Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist. ”

— Winona LaDuke

“ One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world. ”

— Malala Yousafzai, 2013

“ The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. ”

— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 2011

“ Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. ”

— Wilma Rudolph

“ A willingness to ask questions and to learn, that is what is important. ”

— Ellen Ochoa

“ Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives. ”

— Judith Heumann