“As climate change threatens to upend the homes and livelihoods of thou...” — Laphonza Butler Quote

“As climate change threatens to upend the homes and livelihoods of thousands of Californians, we must ensure our communities are equipped to take smarter action to combat extreme weather and climate impacts at every turn.”

“The Congressional Gold Medal stands for excellency and celebrates the achievements of those who courageously confronted our nation's imperfections and forced it to change for the better.”

“Working families have continuously fought for better wages, inclusion, a voice on the job, against threats to budget cuts, and a place at the table to ensure our future generations and communities have the representation they need to thrive.”

“Most Americans believe that women should have the right to make decisions about their own body. This stance crosses political lines, socioeconomic lines and color lines.”

“There were times in my life where I didn't know, my mother didn't know, where my next meal was coming from. There were days she worked three jobs all in the same day to make sure she was able to keep a roof over our heads.”

“There are three essential factors in all human activity: spirit, materials, and action.”

“I love doing action. Since I'm not 21, there's some, 'Let me get to the gym so I can do it.' But I love to defy expectations.”

“The nation's children, families, poor, workers, and senior citizens deserve more than lip service. They deserve more than outrage. They deserve real support, protection, and solid action.”

“I'm not going to work outside of genre. It's going to be horror, action, or sci-fi. I don't ever really see myself being interested in movies outside of that.”

“Action films have a certain illogicalness to them. They're what we call, when we're working, 'exaggerated realism.'”

“People don't really believe in words. Or rather, people believe in words only for a stretch of time. Then they start to look for action.”