“I have a lot of LGBT friends and family members and I've always supported the community, not only as a child but as an adult, and I think it's important to voice that.” ThinkingChildrenImportantVoiceCommunityMembersAdultsLgbtFamily And FriendsFamily Members Author:Lana Parrilla
“If the members of a class do not understand -- if those directly addressed fail to listen, or listening, fail to recognize a power in the voice -- surely the fault lies with the speaker, who, having attempted to secure their attention and enlighten their understandings, has failed in the attempt.” IfsLyingUnderstandingVoiceAttentionClassFailingListeningMembersFaultsSecureSpeakersEnlightening Book:The Principles of Success in Literature Source: The Principles of Success in Literature
“tis woman's strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice. It would be subversive of every human interest that the cry of one-half the human family be stifled. ... The world has had to limp along with the wobbling gait and one-sided hesitancy of a man with one eye. Suddenly the bandage is removed from the other eye and the whole body is filled with light. It sees a circle where before it saw a segment. The darkened eye restored, every member rejoices with it.” MenWorldNeedsHumansWholeBodyLightWould BeEyeWomenVoiceInterestHalfSawsCryMembersFilledCirclesDiscriminationStrongestRejoiceWomens RightsMen WomenSubversiveOne HalfOne SidedHuman FamilyVindicationBandagesGait Author:Anna Julia Cooper
“The way Hollywood portrays mothers - you're either all good and saint-like, or you're all bad. And I think the real honesty of motherhood is not given a voice in movies. I miss that as an audience member.” ThinkingWayRealMotherGivenVoiceInspiringAudienceMissingHonestyMembersHollywoodSaintMotherhoodMothers Day Author:Ellen Barkin
“Even into the 20th century, women were still struggling in the Western world for rights that Islam had granted women in the 7th century: equal rights to education; the right to own and inherit property; to have a voice in the decisions affecting their lives; to be active, engaged, and valued members of society at all levels.” WorldStillsVoiceDecisionLevelsStruggleRightsCenturyEqualMembersPropertyIslamWesternActiveGrantedEngaged20th CenturyEqual RightsWestern World Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“I think the legacy was set because the way George Mitchell was the leader enabled Tom Daschle to be the leader he is. It carried on the spirit of integrity and of reform, of also working both with committee chairmen but bringing in the newer members to be able to have a voice and a say and participate in the deliberations, to always look at a modern way of doing it.” ThinkingWayLooksAbleSpiritVoiceLeaderModernIntegrityMembersReformLegacyTomsCommitteesChairmanDeliberation Author:Barbara Mikulski
“When I look at what I'm doing today, I see [the] roots in my college life. I was the online editor of my college paper and an active member of the Harvard Computer Society. I abandoned a summer internship at the Washington Post due to injury and instead did theatre. I found my comedic voice through satirical newsletters in college.” LooksTodayFoundVoiceCollegeMembersPaperComputerSummerRootsActiveDuesTheatrePostsInjuryOnlineEditorsAbandonedHarvardComedicSatiricalCollege LifeInternshipsNewsletters Author:Baratunde Thurston
“People are discouraged from voting and part of what is important for Latino citizens is to make your voice heard, because you're not just speaking for yourself. You're speaking for family members, friends, classmates of yours in school.” PeopleImportantSchoolVoiceHeardCitizensMembersVotingDiscouragedLatinoFamily MembersClassmates Author:Barack Obama
“Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent to make your voice heard.” MeanCareVoiceHeardMembersCongressConstituentsReelection Author:Ezra G. Levin
“The college stations have a big voice, and I would like to become more involved with them. I would like to have symposiums with the members of various college radio stations.” BigsVoiceCollegeInvolvedMembersRadioVariousStationsRadio Stations Author:Angie Stone