“You have to learn to interrupt because you aren't going to get called on.” Quote by Madeleine Albright
“Often if you don't speak up, whatever you thought was stupid to say some man would say and then everyone would say 'as he said'.” IfsMenSaidSpeakStupid Author:Madeleine Albright
“The specific trigger for me was when the President [Barack Obama] put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block. Why I got into the race - it just seemed unconscionable that the Democrats were leading the charge.” SocialPresidentRaceSecurityDemocratBlockBarackSocial SecurityTriggersMedicarePresident Barack ObamaChopping Author:Jill Stein
“I was previously involved in local and state politics, but not national, because grassroots democracy starts at the bottom. This was the breaking point for me, though - and it made the case that in order to fight locally, we have to fight nationally; we can't afford to neglect any area of life in this democracy.” MadeStatesOrderFightingCasesDemocracyInvolvedAreasBottomLocalsNeglectGrassrootsPoint Break Author:Jill Stein
“I think, for one, the LGBTQ community is just a paragon of leadership, of standing up and saying "these are our rights, and we deserve them." As a model of activism, it's so wonderful what the community has been able to achieve towards goals like marriage equality.” ThinkingHas BeensAbleGoalCommunityRightsWonderfulAchieveModelsDeserveStandingActivismMarriage EqualityParagon Author:Jill Stein
“I think that equality needs to be broadened to include equal access to comprehensive healthcare, equal access to jobs, and equal rights in the workplace.” ThinkingNeedsJobsRightsEqualAccessHealthcareWorkplaceEqual RightsComprehensive Author:Jill Stein
“While the President [Barack Obama] did a good thing when he said he personally supported equal marriage, he then quickly backed away and said that he wasn't going to do anything about it - that it was a state matter, and that he wasn't going to interfere, as opposed to being than being a real advocate for equality across the board in marriage. He also, I think two weeks prior to that statement, refused to sign an executive order to establish equal rights in the workplace for the LGBT community.” ThinkingSaidTwoRealMatterStatesOrderPresidentCommunityRightsWeekEqualGood ThingsStatementsBarackBoardsExecutivesLgbtInterfereWorkplaceEqual RightsTwo WeeksPresident Barack ObamaExecutive OrdersLgbt Community Author:Jill Stein
“The Green New Deal is about creating economic security for everyone, and doing it quickly.” DealsEconomicSecurityCreatingGreenNew DealEconomic Security Author:Jill Stein
“We've seen a great deal of interest from the Occupy movement. It's a diverse movement, not everyone embraces electoral politics, and no one can speak for Occupy.” SpeakInterestDealsMovementEmbraceDiverseOccupy Movement Author:Jill Stein
“Historically, if you look back at the struggle to end slavery, the struggle to gain womens' right to vote, the labor movement - these were big social transitions in which there was a movement on the ground in which a lot of people died, but it also took an independent political party.” PeopleIfsLooksEndsBigsPoliticalSocialPartyStruggleMovementGainsLaborVoteDiedIndependentSlaveryTransitionPolitical PartiesRight To VoteLabor Movement Author:Jill Stein