David Hogg

“Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.”

“I'm not a crisis actor.”

“We have to get morally just leaders elected.”

“Don't just vote for people because they have a 'D' or an 'R' next to their name - make them have an 'A' next to their name for 'American.'”

“When you have all these new police officers and resource officers coming into schools, what I'm worried is going to happen is we're going to increase the school-to-prison pipeline, which disproportionately affects students of color and lower social status.”

“If you look at what these politicians do when they speak, most of the time they are trying to convey a tone... if I make all these points and move my hands this way, I can get re-elected. When in reality, they aren't saying anything.”

“Research who your politicians are, even; know what they do, know who they're supported by legislatively, and know who is supporting them financially for their campaigns. Because ever since Citizens United, we've seen a massive growth in the amount of campaign contributions and corruption in politics as a result, and that has to change.”

“We are for reasonable and sensible gun ownership so long as it's responsible in the way that criminals can't get it.”

“My father is a retired FBI agent. I have guns in my house. I'm not against the Second Amendment.”

“I'm easy to pick on because I'm a string bean.”

“President Trump needs to listen to the screams of the children and the screams of this nation.”

“Pretentiousness was probably my substitute for actual confidence.”

“We need to vote people out of office that are perpetuating issues affecting young people, like gun violence.”

“It's the individual effort of everybody working together towards a collective goal that causes real, effective change in America and in the world.”

“In the same way we all have a right to bear arms, we all have a right to live.”

“My school is about 25 percent black, but the way we're covered doesn't reflect that.”

“I don't think NRA members are bad people at all. I think they're responsible gun owners that want to become politically active and make their voices heard in this democracy.”

“There's a lot of amazing people that don't get into college.”

“Don't be part of the spectacle; be truthful about what you care about and speak from the heart.”

“The amount of suffering I've seen is beyond belief. The amount of inequality is beyond belief.”