078
Attributed
“ 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.
A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.
Quotes
199
Confirmed
“ Feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. ”
— Emma Watson, 2014
She / Her · Pronounced: EM-uh WOT-sun
082
Attributed
“ Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: HEL-en KEL-er
Source: Attributed to Keller
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
181
Attributed
“ When you've lived true fear for so long, you have nothing to be afraid of. ”
— Leymah Gbowee, 2011
She / Her · Pronounced: LAY-mah buh-WEE
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
193
Confirmed
“ I raise up my voice, not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. ”
— Malala Yousafzai, 2013
She / Her · Pronounced: muh-LAH-lah yoo-suf-ZY
Source: UN speech
130
Attributed
“ We are beginning to understand that the world is always being made fresh and never finished; that activism can be the journey rather than the arrival. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: GRAYSS LEE BOGZ
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
139
Attributed
“ Our greatest threat right now is leaders not taking action in environmental racism and the American water crisis. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: MAR-ee KOH-puh-nee
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
072
Confirmed
“ Sí, se puede. ”
— Dolores Huerta, 1972
She / Her · Pronounced: doh-LOR-ess WAIR-tah
Source: Coined by Huerta
Something Wrong?
0
0
049
Attributed
“ We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: BY-erd RUSS-tin
Source: Attributed to Rustin
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
0
0
100
Attributed
“ I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: AN-juh-luh DAY-viss
Source: Widely attributed to Davis
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
024
Confirmed
“ 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
073
Confirmed
“ The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: SAY-zar CHAH-vez
Source: Documented
Something Wrong?
0
0
128
Attributed
“ 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.
043
Attributed
“ You can't be what you can't see. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: MAIR-ee-un RYT ED-el-mun
Source: Attributed to Edelman
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
0
0
178
Attributed
“ Hashtags do not start movements. People do. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: uh-LEE-shuh GAR-zuh
Source: CBS News interview
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
058
Confirmed
“ If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ”
— Frederick Douglass, 1857
He / Him · Pronounced: FRED-rik DUG-lass
Something Wrong?
0
0
071
Attributed
“ Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: wih-NOH-nuh luh-DOOK
Source: Attributed to LaDuke
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
0
0
013
Attributed
“ The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: GLOR-ee-uh STY-nem
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
0
0
069
Attributed
“ Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children. ”
He / Him · Pronounced: SIT-ing BULL
Source: Attributed to Sitting Bull
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
0
0
129
Attributed
“ Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: YOOR-ee koh-chee-YAH-mah
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
017
Attributed
“ Truth is powerful and it prevails. ”
She / Her · Pronounced: soh-JUR-ner TROOTH
Source: Attributed to Truth
Widely credited to this person; primary source not yet confirmed.
Something Wrong?
0
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