Advocate Quotes - page 9

Of course, I have a different vested interest in the gay community, because I am gay, and I would certainly enjoy the tax advantages that straight people have, and the inheritance advantages, and things like Social Security, but I've always been a civil rights advocate across the board. That's how I was raised. (Janis Ian)
As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse. View quote
Jim Lehrer
In real everyday life, I don't walk around feeling fat, and if on TV I'm considered fat, honestly, I kind of like it, because I'm a big advocate of positive unique representations of women in media. And so I like how I'm able to represent a curvier body and still be beautiful. View quote
Kether Donohue
I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses. View quote
Kevin Plank
I am a big advocate for having an open discussion about team norms and preferences. At The Muse, some of us like to start working at 7:30 A.M. Others focus best from 10 P.M. to 2 A.M. Create a culture where it's acceptable not to be working when someone else is working. View quote
Kathryn Minshew
Our breath gets shallow and ineffective when we are in a stressed state. I advocate stopping whatever you're doing for a couple of minutes five times a day, closing your eyes and taking deep breaths. View quote
Lindsay Wagner
In seeking a lawyer, you are looking for an advocate, an expert advisor on the law and on your rights and responsibilities, a strategist, a negotiator, and a litigator. View quote
Laura Wasser
It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace. View quote
Jonathan Shapiro
I love using the latest technologies to make life more efficient, but I don't want to advocate that technology replaces the need to get together and enjoy human connections with people. View quote
Maynard Webb
I had a dual role: designer and advocate. View quote
Michael Arad
For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia. (Miranda Richardson)
Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate. View quote
Rachel Roy
I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution. View quote
Richard J. Codey
As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has rescued people from death and sustained a patient with a normal, mobile lifestyle for seven and a half years - the longest in the world. View quote
Robert Jarvik
The night before, go over your schedule and see what you're going to do and what the purpose of what you're doing is. I advocate having a two-column schedule. On the left, put down all your appointments and phone calls. On the right, put down what the purpose is. View quote
Robert Pozen
Be an advocate for your loved ones in the hospital. Ask tough questions of your local hospital and health system about preparedness for the likeliest emergencies, and express your views on how medical resources should be allocated in case they ever fall short. View quote
Sheri Fink
Normally, I am a vocal advocate for 'looking both ways' and 'knowing the size of one's own body.' But working, socialising and simply running errands in Manhattan, means I am bound to break my own rules on occasion. View quote
Sloane Crosley
I am running for governor of Kentucky as the people's advocate. View quote
Sonny Landham
I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to get old. View quote
Sophia Myles
One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute. View quote
Stefon Harris
You have to be a strong advocate of the shows you believe in. Sometimes those skills are very similar to agenting. (Sue Naegle)
I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. View quote
Susana Martinez
Obviously, I have certain policy positions that I push and advocate for that would benefit people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people. View quote
Tim Ryan
My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate. View quote
Victor Cruz
I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. View quote
Thomas Jefferson