A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

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

— bell hooks, 2000

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

— Nelson Mandela

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

— bell hooks, 1994

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

— bell hooks, 2000

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

— W.E.B. Du Bois

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

— George Washington Carver

“ I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me... the highest positive is forgiveness. ”

— Sidney Poitier, 2000

“ Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. ”

— James Baldwin, 1962

“ I raise up my voice, not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. ”

— Malala Yousafzai, 2013

“ Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives. ”

— Michelle Obama

“ The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity. ”

— Viola Davis, 2015

“ 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

“ There is not an industry I can think of where there is equal pay for equal work, or abuse of power doesn't exist, for men and for women. And so equality is not a political issue, it's a humanitarian issue. ”

— Cate Blanchett, 2018

“ People will never forget how you made them feel. ”

— Maya Angelou

“ Allyship doesn't fail because people don't care. It fails when the system around them makes it too hard to succeed. ”

— Jade Anderson

“ A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. ”

— Virginia Woolf, 1929

“ If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ”

— Frederick Douglass, 1857

“ Everyone thinks women should be thrilled when we get crumbs, and I want women to have the cake, the icing, and the cherry on top too. ”

— Billie Jean King

“ Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. ”

— Denzel Washington, 2015

“ When you've lived true fear for so long, you have nothing to be afraid of. ”

— Leymah Gbowee, 2011

“ 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