“I spent my life navigating systems built upon me - a black child in Am...” — Janet Mock Quote

“I spent my life navigating systems built upon me - a black child in America - not making it out.”

“I would advise any 17-year-old to surround yourself with people who listen to you, nod when you speak, and smile when you enter spaces.”

“On my road to self-discovery, only certain terms were available - I didn't use 'trans' or 'transgender' until junior high school, but I was living as trans much earlier.”

“I want to work with the Philippine people and make life better there; there are systems I can work with.”

“I don't really like all these tactical systems people talk about: 3-5-2, 4-3-3, and all that.”

“The thing about movies now is in a way what it always was: The screen is huge and now the sound systems are too. And you never get that with TV. Even with a home system, it's never the same.”