“Accessing mental health care and support has become increasingly diffi...” — Laphonza Butler Quote

“Accessing mental health care and support has become increasingly difficult in nearly every state in the country. Barriers get even more difficult if you are a young person who lacks a supportive community or is fearful of being outed, harassed, or threatened.”

“My life has always been an example for women and girls and their economic empowerment and I want to continue that.”

“What I think is really important is the flexibility to be both a high-quality, present parent and offer the best of yourself in work. There's time flexibility that is required there.”

“I only know how to be a Black woman. I don't know anything else, and so I don't know how to lead any other way.”

“We can't be for representation and inclusion, without representation and inclusion.”

“I am dedicated to being the senator for all of California.”

“I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown, others to eat the bread which I have earned. A common case.”

“I think health care is absolutely ripe. It's an $8 trillion industry, lots of inefficiency in it.”

“There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.”

“Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.”

“If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your muscles grow, your ego has reached a point where it is now eating itself. That's why I believe there should be a psychiatrist at every health club, so that when they see you doing this, they will take you away for a little chat.”