America Quote by Susan Burton

Telling your story is transformative. For both the storyteller and their audience, a new bridge to understanding is created.

— Susan Burton

Insulin is a crisis medication.

— Susan Burton

I can remember, as a child, the happy days of us all piling into the car and going to the drive-in. And that was…

— Susan Burton

I knew hundreds and hundreds of women like me, who had traveled in and out of prison in a revolving door. They needed support…

— Susan Burton

Everyone needs a place to live. Everyone needs a place to come home to every night. I don't understand why our society, our government,…

— Susan Burton

It's important the sheriff and the D.A. work with the community to realize real-world solutions. If they make decisions in silos, it will fall…

— Susan Burton

We all make mistakes. Sometimes people slip, but that doesn't mean they're not worthy of the support.

— Susan Burton

I knew I wasn't born to be caged and chained up.

— Susan Burton

The person who has been convicted has served their time. Why would we continue to punish and exclude them from housing and jobs? Those…

— Susan Burton

One of the things about incarceration is that you're deprived. You lose all of your identity, and then its given back one day, and…

— Susan Burton

We know that the environment and political information is important, and we expose and teach the women about some of the environmental factors that…

— Susan Burton

If you don't have a new door to walk through, the only thing is the old door.

— Susan Burton