Quotes About Empowerment

The first less is this: take it from me, every vote counts.

I think it's important to vote.

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.

It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.

When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections, including 40 percent of those people are women, that's just unbelievable.

You don't just end up with freedom when you have the vote. The struggle continues.

If you care about potholes, you have to vote. If you care about pre-k education, you have to vote. If you care about women's health care, you have to vote.

I have never had a vote, and I have raised hell all over this country. You don't need a vote to raise hell! You need convictions and a voice!

If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.

I'm asking people to vote for me because I'm an activist leader and a problem solver.

Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.

So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If you want them to vote, give them opportunities to do something else other than vote, to help.

The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.

I have voted in every election that I have been qualified to vote in since I turned 18.

Those who voted for me voted for change. Together we can change Poland.

Anybody against women, against the ERA, should never be voted into office again.

Black women voted against Roy Moore not because they necessarily wanted the other guy; they voted against Roy Moore because they knew that would be better for the people of Alabama and, to be frank, better for the rest of the country.

Surely, if we can land a spaceship on Mars, we can certainly put a voter ID card in the hand of every eligible voter.

Voter turnout comes down to organizing, educating, activating.

I'm going to continue to do the work we're doing on voter suppression, supporting the work that's being done by Fair Count, ensuring a fair Census count.

If the black vote does not come out in big numbers in the age of Ferguson and voter ID, it will empower our adversaries and enhance our marginalization.

To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.

When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't become a registered voter until I moved to Tennessee, to Nashville, as a student.

We need to end voter suppression and protect access to the ballot. We need to teach the truth about white supremacy in our classrooms. And we must prioritize Black liberation in its totality. Only then will we be truly free.