Linda Sarsour

“One of the things that makes me horrified about a Trump administration is the continued use of code words like 'law and order.'”

“Can we be against anti-Semitism and understand that it's at the root of white supremacy? So you can't tell me to combat anti-Semitism if you're not ready to join me and tell me, 'Let's end white nationalism and white supremacy,' which is really the real threat on all Americans.”

“We must stand together united in solidarity against the targeting, demonization, and vilification of any group of people.”

“Wearing hijab made you know that I was Muslim.”

“We will continue to organize. You have seen consistent organizing since the Women's March on Washington in every corner of this country.”

“When I stand up here, and I'm fighting for your rights and the rights of all people in these United States of America, I am a true patriot.”

“Dan Donovan was the district attorney at one point who could not indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who choked Eric Garner on video, for the whole country to watch, for the whole world to watch. And he actually, immediately after that, won a seat in Congress. He beat a Democrat to get into Congress.”

“We are taught to attack the forces of evil and not those doing evil. That is what we are trained in.”

“Do you care about climate justice? Are you about women's rights and women's reproductive rights? Do you care about civil liberties and the Voting Rights Act? There are so many opportunities for people to go back and be inspired and plug into their own community.”

“Sometimes, it seems like the whole world has already set my life out for me.”

“We at the Women's March tried intersectionality, and we were the group that said we're going to do it right, and we're going to defy our women-of-color elders who told us, 'We did this with the white woman before, and it doesn't work.'”

“None of us live single-issue lives... That is why intersectionality is a strength, not a weakness.”

“I began my work as director of the Arab American Association of New York in the wake of the horrific attacks of 9/11.”

“I wish that more of the celebrities, who are multi-millionaires, probably, are able to say to themselves, 'Wow, my communities are under attack, and I need to give back to my community.'”

“I am the most optimistic organizer in this country.”

“People see whatever the media first reports.”

“We have to, as a progressive movement, organize climate justice and reproductive rights and racial justice. We've got to do this. We can't continue to organize in silos.”

“Rudy Giuliani is a known racist Islamophobe.”

“I'm going to make mistakes. I'm going to say things I may not understand have hurtful impact on people. I always call people to call me in, to educate me. And to love me enough and to see my contributions in a way that, when I become better, our country becomes better.”

“You have to understand when you're organizing with women of color, you can't use words like 'marginalized' and 'second-class citizen' loosely.”