I don't believe people are moved to action when they see horror. They're moved to action when they see courage in the face of horror.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights supports youth reentry projects because my father cared deeply about children and young people involved in the juvenile justice system, part of his focus while serving as attorney general.

Robert F. Kennedy Juvenile Justice Collaborative was formed in 2009 to improve federal youth reentry policy through advocacy, coalition building, and giving voice to youth who are directly impacted by the justice system.

My father believed young people are among our nation's most valuable resources, and so we should ensure that every child - including children and youth returning from the justice system - have access to the opportunities we would want for our own children.

There was no quality Robert Kennedy admired more than courage.

Hate is a learned reaction, and it can be unlearned.

Demonization of people on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or other criteria leads to dehumanization. The notion that some are 'other' is a dangerous and slippery slope.

LGBT people are at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on democracy.

We need autocracies and failing democracies alike to understand that they cannot scapegoat LGBT citizens to distract from their own shortcomings.

I first went to Haiti in 1979. I've gone back every few years since.

All holy days, no matter the religion with which they are associated, contain lessons for all humanity.

The iconic life of Nelson Mandela is testament to the fact that the road to freedom is quite often long and fraught with great personal sacrifice.

The modern military justice system is by design a body incapable of blind justice.

I come from a military family, where service is seen as a badge of honor.

My siblings and I were raised to honor and cherish those who serve. They are, as my father said, America's most precious resource. I still believe in that vision of the American military. I want my three daughters to believe in it as well.

We must permanently reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and the restrictions on high capacity magazines.

U.S. lawmakers should take a firm and principled stand consistent with their rhetoric about the importance of human rights and democracy in Egypt.

The U.S. government must stand on the side of human rights, the rule of law, and democratic progress, not impede or otherwise stunt such progress.

In the RFK Center's Speak Truth to Power program, we are working with schools across the United States and in countries like Italy, Cambodia and Sweden to turn every student into a defender.

For too long, we've allowed ourselves to equate targeted bullying with innocent teasing, or dismissed it as pranks and ignored the torment and long-term impact that an incident like this has on young people.

While the One Child Policy has been effective in drastically reducing Chinese birth rates, the measures adopted in its name have required exhaustive, violent, insidious and systemic violations of human rights.

It's obvious that China faces a range of demographic and economic difficulties stemming from its own population growth, and that the global community has a vested interest in avoiding the worst impacts of that growth.

Chevron's failure to adhere to basic standards of decency undermines the credibility of our capitalist model and diminishes confidence that our judicial system can serve the poor as well as the rich.

As mothers, women are often the first to know when the food they feed their children is tainted with pollutants or impurities, because they can see it in the tears of their children and hear it in their babies' cries.

Wangari Maathai was a mighty woman, creative, fearless, and full of love.

I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that's all you're going to get back.

You don't have to carry a designer bag that costs more than a car to look cool.

I went through awkward, chubby, total weirdo phases.

When you're around me, you're going to get glitter on you.

I'm pretty sure that I was JFK in my past life.

I have rock 'n' roll pumping through my veins.

A friend of mine has a big farm in the desert, and she picks up feathers and roadkill for me, then makes it into clothes. I think it's cool to wear roadkill. If I died and somebody wanted to wear my teeth around their neck to VMAs, I'd feel honored.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

I grew up in the Bible Belt and I made my own clothes and dyed my hair purple. Nobody ever knew what to do with me.

I think I am really irreverent and I pretty much just talk to and about men the way men talk to and about women.

I love wearing the exact same thing all the time because I think it makes you like a cartoon character. They always wear the same outfit and everybody always remembers them for it, so I feel like I should do the same thing.

I want a pig. I want a pig on a leash. A baby pig on a leash.

I'm really fun. I'm ridiculously fun. I hope I'm infectiously fun.

I deal with haters on a daily basis.

I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money.

It can bum you out when your intentions aren't, like, translated properly.

One fan sent me one tooth, so I made a necklace out of it. But then I found a bunch of my baby teeth, and started realizing I would love to wear a piece of my fans' bodies on me.

I do have a stylist who helps me shop, because I don't have time to shop.

I don't really plan what comes out of my mouth, and that's what makes most of my lyrics entertaining.

Glitter is my makeup of choice.

I want to reconnect to my animal life.

Society has taught us to suppress certain things and not do certain things.

I'm a singer and a writer first. I started to rap by accident, being playful.

I've always been loud and obnoxious and sneaking my way into things, and so I feel like I've snuck my way onto the Lollapalooza lineup, and I'm going to sneak my way into whatever else I get to do.

I think people should give in to what they feel like doing at the time and be a raw animal.