062
Attributed
“ Education must not simply teach work, it must teach life. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: DUB-boys
Source: Attributed to Du Bois
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.
Quotes
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Attributed
“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: NEL-sun man-DEL-ah
Source: Attributed to Mandela
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: JORJ WOSH-ing-tun KAR-ver
Source: Attributed to Carver
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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012
Confirmed
“ Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books. ”
— bell hooks, 1994
She / Her · Pronounced: BEL HOOKS
Source: Teaching to Transgress
084
Confirmed
“ Love is an action, never simply a feeling. ”
— bell hooks, 2000
She / Her · Pronounced: BEL HOOKS
Source: All About Love: New Visions
149
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“ The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. ”
— bell hooks, 2000
She / Her · Pronounced: BEL HOOKS
Source: All About Love: New Visions
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
217
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“ So why does Wimbledon choose to place a lesser value on my championship trophy than that of the 2005 men's winner Roger Federer? ”
— Venus Williams, 2006
She / Her · Pronounced: VEE-nus WIL-yumz
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171
Attributed
“ This is politics for me. This is my life. I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars. ”
— Billy Porter, 2019
He / Him · Pronounced: BIL-ee POR-ter
Source: Sunday Times interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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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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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.
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“ Racist is an adjective, not a noun. ”
— Ibram X. Kendi, 2019
He / Him · Pronounced: ih-BRAHM KEN-dee
Source: TIME interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ When they go low, we go high. ”
— Michelle Obama, 2016
She / Her · Pronounced: mih-SHEL oh-BAH-mah
Source: Democratic National Convention
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“ Voter suppression is real. From making it harder to register and stay on the rolls to moving and closing polling places to rejecting lawful ballots, we can no longer ignore these threats to democracy. ”
— Stacey Abrams, 2018
She / Her · Pronounced: STAY-see AY-brumz
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
058
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“ If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ”
— Frederick Douglass, 1857
He / Him · Pronounced: FRED-rik DUG-lass
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“ If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? ”
— RuPaul, 2009
He / Him · Pronounced: ROO-pawl
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089
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“ If your dream only includes you, it's too small. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: AY-vuh doo-vur-NAY
Source: Attributed to DuVernay
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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206
Attributed
“ I use my platform for more than just myself. To neglect the political is to neglect what essentially is your job of storytelling. ”
— Zendaya
She / Her · Pronounced: zen-DAY-uh
Source: Widely reported interview material · original link to be verified
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity. ”
— Viola Davis, 2015
She / Her · Pronounced: vy-OH-luh DAY-viss
Source: Emmy Awards acceptance speech
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.
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“ If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: SHUR-lee CHIZ-um
Source: Widely attributed to Chisholm
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
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“ I'm ready mentally, physically, and emotionally. And I'm here to stay, I'm not back, I'm better. ”
— Sha'Carri Richardson, 2023
She / Her · Pronounced: shuh-KAIR-ee RICH-erd-sun
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