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" Violence is violence. Trauma is trauma. And we are taught to downplay it, even think about it as child's play. "

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" Smoking is definitely not cool anymore, and the folks who have worked against that have done a great job. "

" 'Me too' became a term that was both succinct and powerful, and it was a way to ring up immediate empathy between survivors. "

" We have to come together and speak honestly about what the barriers are within our community - and then tear them down. It's really that simple. "

" I want the women I work with to find the entry point to where their healing is. "

" For every R. Kelly or Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein, there's, you know, the owner of the grocery store, the coach, the teacher, the neighbor, who are doing the same things. But we don't pay attention until it's a big name. And we don't pay attention 'til it's a big celebrity. "

" I founded the Me Too Movement because there was a void in the community that I was in. There were gaps in services. There was dearth in resources, and I saw young people - I saw black and brown girls - who are hurting and who needed something that just wasn't there. "

" I'm grounded in joy; I'm not grounded in the trauma anymore. "

" I'm interested in talking to people and dealing with people who are set and ready for change and action. Who get it. And who are looking for solutions. "

" If we don't center the voices of marginalized people, we're doing the wrong work. "

" Even when black folks make me angry, I know that the foundation is that I love us. I want us to win, and I want us to have all the things that we deserve in the world. And that's driven by love. "

" We use a term called 'empowerment through empathy.' And 'Me Too' is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me - right? - and it changed the trajectory of my healing process once I heard that. "

" We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do. "

" There are so many different people doing amazing work across the country that I, in my capacity, definitely want to lift up, because they don't get lifted up that often. "

" Social media is not a safe space. "

" Men need to help reshape the conversation around consent. "

" Black women have been screaming about famous predators like R&B singer R. Kelly, who allegedly preys on black girls, for well over a decade to no avail. "

" I'm all about cultivating joy in your life. "

" So many people who deal with sexual harassment don't have the means to file lawsuits or to get legal representation or legal advice. "

" The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only because they needed a safe space, but because they needed their own space. "

" For every Harvey Weinstein, there's three or four thousand other pastors, coaches, teachers, uncles, cousins, and stepfathers who are committing the same crimes. We have to keep that in focus and we have to keep talking about it. "

" The personal is political for so many. "

" At the start of my career - not just Me Too, which is not the totality of my career - I wish I would have known that you don't have to sacrifice everything for a cause. And that self-care and self-preservation is also a tool that is necessary to do the work. "

" When one person says, 'Yeah, me, too,' it gives permission for others to open up. "

" The work of #MeToo is about healing. It's about healing as individuals and healing as communities. "

" Men are not the enemy, and we have to be clear about that. "

" People are trying to find an outlet to tell their truth. "

" I've never had a person come to me and say, 'I want to take down this person.' They come and say, 'I need help. This thing is killing me. It's weighing me down. It's sitting in the pit of my stomach.' "

" Celebrity doesn't serve me unless it advances the work that I'm doing. "

" I started doing organizing work as a teenager. I was part of an organization called the 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement at 14. "

" I didn't start Me Too as a hashtag, and had I had the opportunity to, I probably wouldn't have done it that way. I think that what has happened subsequently has been beautiful to watch, but what concerns me is what all of these survivors are going to do now. "