Marsha P. Johnson

"Life is what you make it with the people you love."

"We need each other to survive."

"Hope is a practice, not a feeling."

"Courage is showing up when it would be easier not to."

"Change is always possible if we believe in it."

"Education gives us the tools to fight back."

"Knowledge of our history is power."

"Time moves differently when you're struggling."

"The truth is that we all deserve to exist safely."

"Freedom isn't given—it's taken."

"Peace is possible when we listen to each other."

"Nature reminds us we're all connected."

"Art is political whether we want it to be or not."

"Science validates what we already know about ourselves."

"Music is the language of revolution."

"Faith in our communities keeps us alive."

"Leadership without humility is tyranny."

"Work that doesn't serve people is meaningless."

"Dreams are how we envision liberation."

"Humor is how we survive the unbearable."

"Beauty belongs to everyone."

"We must make peace with our own mortality."

"Perseverance isn't about never falling—it's about getting up."

"Gratitude shifts everything."

"Creativity is a form of resistance."

"Justice requires us to move beyond comfort."

"Patience with ourselves is revolutionary."

"Kindness costs nothing but gives everything."

"Strength is also admitting when you need help."

"Fear tells us what matters most."