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“ I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: JOR-juh oh-KEEF
Source: Documented
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A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.
Quotes
109
Attributed
“ 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. ”
They / Them · Pronounced: AH-lohk VYDE-men-on
Source: AFAR Magazine interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
097
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“ Sound is a social currency. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: KRIS-teen SOON KIM
Source: Attributed to Sun Kim
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
090
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“ You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: MISS-tee KOHP-lund
Source: Attributed to Copeland
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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110
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“ There are as many genders as there are people. ”
— Alok Vaid-Menon, 2022
They / Them · Pronounced: AH-lohk VYDE-men-on
Source: ELLE India interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
153
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“ 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. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: KRIS-teen SOON KIM
Source: Interview Magazine
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: FREE-dah KAH-loh
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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154
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“ 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
She / Her · Pronounced: KRIS-teen SOON KIM
Source: NEA Art Talk interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
128
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“ I didn't wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn't help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all around you. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: YOOR-ee koh-chee-YAH-mah
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
159
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“ Voting rights for me are the point of entry to democracy. ”
— Stacey Abrams, 2021
She / Her · Pronounced: STAY-see AY-brumz
Source: Interview on voting rights
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
196
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“ I encourage women to step up. Don't wait for somebody to ask you. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: REESE WITH-er-spoon
Source: Widely reported interview material · original link to be verified
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. ”
— Simone de Beauvoir, 1949
She / Her · Pronounced: see-MOHN duh boh-VWAHR
Source: The Second Sex
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290
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“ Equality for LGBTQIA+ folks in Thailand means 'legal equality.' ”
— Cyndy Bangsalee, 2022
She / Her · Pronounced: SIN-dee BANG-sah-lee
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078
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“ The only way to survive is by taking care of one another. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: GRAYSS LEE BOGZ
Source: Attributed to Boggs
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
042
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“ Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: WIL-muh ROO-dolf
Source: Attributed to Rudolph
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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208
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“ If Aristotle had cooked, he would have written much more. ”
— Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 1691
She / Her · Pronounced: sor WAH-nah ee-NESS deh lah KROOZ
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162
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“ You don't have to change the whole world, but by changing your thinking, you can change your actions, and then by changing your actions, you can change your community. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: MAR-lee DEE-us
Source: Interview on #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign · original link to be verified
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world. ”
— Malala Yousafzai, 2013
She / Her · Pronounced: muh-LAH-lah yoo-suf-ZY
Source: Address to the United Nations
252
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“ Bravery, not perfection, gives us permission to be ourselves. ”
— Reshma Saujani, 2016
She / Her · Pronounced: RESH-mah SOH-juh-nee
152
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“ My question is, why are people so quick to assume that locking away an increasingly large proportion of the U.S. population would help those who live in the free world feel safer and more secure? ”
— Angela Davis, 2003
She / Her · Pronounced: AN-juh-luh DAY-viss
Source: Harvard lecture
138
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“ If they don't give you a seat at the table, stand on it with a megaphone. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: MAR-ee KOH-puh-nee
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.