Adwoa Aboah Quotes

I always feel compelled to lend my voice to things I strongly believe in.

I recognized it immediately as a state of affairs worth fighting for.

If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.

There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk everything for their beliefs.

People say to me, Oh, it's so wonderful that you're writing about real things, and that it's a political thing to do, and I say, look-to be in my position and not say anything is a hell of a political thing. You need to think politically, otherwise you'll be one of these people who says, Oh, this person's saying this and that person's saying that, and I'm confused. And I say, yeah, because you want to be confused.

I'm not out looking for a cause. They sort of find me or find my heart. But sure, there's always time for that. My big mouth can talk all the time.

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.

Pearl Jam doesn't just sing about issues they care about. These guys walk it like they talk it.

I was an activist long before I even entertained the possibility of being an actor.

When you are convinced your cause is just, you fight for it.

I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there.

I've always been the most vocal person socially about things that I feel are important.

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

At some point, Twitter hash tags are not enough. Eventually, you have to stand up.

It's something my mother believed in: If you are in a position of privilege, if you can put your name to something that you genuinely believe in, you can smash any stigma you want, and you can encourage anybody to do anything.

Activism isn't something you just kind of get involved in and then turn your back on it.

I think, in my own life, I'm pretty political. I think I have some very strong ideals, and I struggle a lot with it. I struggle a lot with feeling like, 'I have a platform; should I be saying more?'

Winning or losing elections is not important. What is important is that I have taken the plunge.

I'm not afraid to use my platform. I don't want to preach to people; I just want to put my opinions across about things I feel strongly about.

We all have to find a cause we believe in and pursue it. Sometimes it may cost you your job, your personal life, your love life, etc.

I got into this sport to make a statement.

You can't be dismissive of important things. You have to speak out, even if you don't get the results you would like to have.

When certain things reach a tipping point, and you know people's lives are in danger, you have to decide that it's time to speak up, and you have to say something loud and clear.