David Hogg

When politicians send their thoughts and prayers with no action, we say, 'No more.' ”

When you have all these new police officers and resource officers coming into schools, what I'm worried is going to happen is we're going to increase the school-to-prison pipeline, which disproportionately affects students of color and lower social status. ”

President Trump needs to listen to the screams of the children and the screams of this nation. ”

Pretentiousness was probably my substitute for actual confidence. ”

The amount of suffering I've seen is beyond belief. The amount of inequality is beyond belief. ”

I want to be at least part of the change in Congress. ”

You can't have empathy for somebody that's gone through something you haven't - because, definitionally, you can't. But you can feel for them and have sympathy for them. And that's what this country needs to practice more. It's about realizing that you do come from a different place. ”

We've all lived through something horrific, but the strength and beauty and knowledge that we're going to win eventually is what keeps me going. ”

If you look at what these politicians do when they speak, most of the time they are trying to convey a tone... if I make all these points and move my hands this way, I can get re-elected. When in reality, they aren't saying anything. ”

The youth don't vote lawmakers into office, and as a result, they don't work for them. ”