“Taylor Swift's dedication to advocacy at such a young age continues to inspire me, and I'm delighted to honor her as one of our 2012 Ripple of Hope Award recipients. [...] and especially the compassion she's shown as a proud defender against bullying and LGBTI discrimination. [...] As a young person, Taylor has already accomplished so much, and I look forward to watching all that she will do to help build a brighter, more peaceful world for us all.”
![“Taylor Swift's dedication to advocacy at such a young age continues to inspire me, and I'm delighted to honor her as one of our 2012 Ripple of Hope Award recipients. [...] and especially the compassion she's shown as a proud defender against bullying and LGBTI discrimination. [...] As a young…” quote by Kerry Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5e7/kerry-kennedy-5292_accomplished_taylor-swift-s-dedication-to-advocacy-at_1649495.jpg)
![“Taylor [Swift] always inspires me, not just with music -- she just inspires me as a person. She's really, really sweet and just reflects beauty inside and out. If I'm going through anything Taylor can pull me out of it in five seconds.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e33/anonymous-1_beauty_taylor-swift-always-inspires-me-not-just_370799.jpg)
![“I just had a responsibility to [Taylor Swift] as a friend you know, and I mean thanks for being so cool about it.” quote by Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d0/kanye-west-242_friendship_i-just-had-a-responsibility-to-taylor-sw_619280.jpg)
![“[U]nless oppressed groups stick together, and on alliances of self interest rather than do-goodism; nothing can be accomplished in the long run to dismantle the apparatus of oppression.” quote by Shulamith Firestone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7b/shulamith-firestone-12980_accomplished_u-nless-oppressed-groups-stick-together_5485.jpg)
