Sylvia Rivera

"We are the ones we've been waiting for."

"Your life has value, no matter where you come from."

"Stop waiting for someone to save you - save yourself."

"I survived the streets, and that made me who I am."

"Love is revolutionary when you're poor and trans."

"We deserve to exist without apologizing."

"The best revenge is living your truth."

"I am what I am, take it or leave it."

"Community care is the real medicine."

"Don't waste time on people who don't deserve you."

"Our stories matter, even if nobody's listening yet."

"I've been knocked down more times than I can count, but I always get back up."

"The dream is worth fighting for, no matter the cost."

"We are not your entertainment, we are your equals."

"Patience with yourself is the hardest but most important thing."

"I built my own family from the broken pieces of rejection."

"Hope is what keeps you alive when everything else is gone."

"We need to create spaces where everyone belongs."

"My body is my business, and my life is my own."

"Strength comes from knowing you're not alone in this."

"I refuse to be invisible anymore."

"Life teaches you lessons that money can never buy."

"The revolution won't be televised, it will be lived."

"I am a product of my environment, but I refuse to be defined by it."

"Beauty exists in all forms, even ones the world tries to erase."

"We must fight for our right to exist with dignity."

"Money doesn't make you happy, but it sure makes survival easier."

"I've learned more from struggle than from comfort."

"Your pain is valid, and you deserve to be heard."

"The world needs more people willing to fight for others."