- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Advocating Quotes
Speaking up on behalf of others.
These quotes highlight what it means to advocate for others, whether pushing for personal freedom, greater inclusion, or peace between rival powers, often at real personal cost. One line honors a career spent opening doors for LGBT professionals in entertainment, a theme explored further in our Gay quotes collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Crossover
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd like to see more crossover between white and black music. That's something I've been advocating for years.
- Child
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- Nov 07, 2020
I couldn't reconcile being a progressive feminist with being the mother of a male: advocating for policies that discriminated against him and targeted him simply for his sex, advocating an ideology that was a direct contradiction to my role as a mother to protect and nurture my child.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the expression of and advocating for your values makes you lose a job or a person, then that person/job sorta just... wasn't your heart's tribe.
- Attitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized.
- Gun
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- Nov 07, 2020
The NRA has become financially dependent on more and more guns being sold - especially the expensive ones. In turn, the NRA has stated that its top legislative priority is to protect gun makers by advocating for legislation that benefits them.
- Claiming
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- Nov 07, 2020
We aren't prescribing anything. We're not claiming to be the experts. We aren't advocating for or against any program. We are going to create a platform that says very explicitly what it is that teachers experience in their classrooms.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not like I'm advocating that we ban 'Call of Duty' or anything silly like that, I'm asking is for companies to look at their hiring practices, to hire more women... and make sure they portray women in their games in a socially responsible way.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't get me wrong; I'm not advocating for five-month breaks, like in other sports. That's way too long. All I'm saying is it sure is nice to miss MMA from time to time.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the campaign, I've had the privilege of advocating for important issues that affect all women, like demanding equal pay for equal work, pushing to raise our minimum wage, and promoting the idea of paid family leave.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020