A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. ”

— Nelson Mandela

“ Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ”

— George Washington Carver

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

— bell hooks, 2000

“ Love is an action, never simply a feeling. ”

— bell hooks, 2000

“ Education must not simply teach work, it must teach life. ”

— W.E.B. Du Bois

“ Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books. ”

— bell hooks, 1994

“ Turn your wounds into wisdom. ”

— Oprah Winfrey

“ The very heartbeat of racism is denial. ”

— Ibram X. Kendi, 2020

“ I've always held on to that America that I know, that I love, that does welcome refugees with open arms. ”

— Ilhan Omar, 2019

“ Hashtags do not start movements. People do. ”

— Alicia Garza

“ At first we were fighting people to even say Black lives matter. Now everybody's saying Black lives matter. The question now is, well, what do you mean? ”

— Alicia Garza

“ I became an artist, and thank god I did, because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. ”

— Viola Davis, 2017

“ It's pretty hard for the Lord to guide you if you haven't made up your mind which way to go. ”

— Madam C.J. Walker

“ I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there, I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there, I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. ”

— Madam C.J. Walker

“ Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. ”

— Mae Jemison

“ 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

“ Stop assuming we're incompetent. We are talented; we work hard. It's just ableism, the assumption that people with disabilities are inferior, that gets in our way. ”

— Haben Girma, 2019

“ 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

“ I was everywhere with everybody, and at the same time I was all by myself. ”

— Trevor Noah, 2016

“ It is a revolutionary act simply to be who you are. ”

— Laverne Cox

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

— Simone Biles