From a staunch supporter of women's rights to education and health, Blake Lively appeared in Gucci's 'Chime for Change campaign and became the agent of change.
Here we have collected excerpts from her interesting speeches and interviews. Read on, and take some inspiration.
"I never think about how other people will respond to the way I dress."
"I think if you're going to get a tattoo, it should be significant, especially when it's all the way up your arms and your body."
"You could spend your life trying to uncover all the treasures in New Orleans and not even scratch the surface. It's such an amazing place."
"I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe."
"Election made me more aware, more conscious, more sensitive. Not just of sexism but of discrimination in all areas - class, gender, race. I had realized that there were problems ."
"I have a big family and no one ever treated me like a child. They always treated me like an adult, like an equal."
"I would wanna be a mermaid, but I think I'm a little bit more of a unicorn, because I'm like a little bit more horsey."
"The idea that a child doesn't have the opportunity to be a child is devastating."
"People ask me why I don't tweet. Honestly, I'm so sick of myself."
"For me, I really feel like a character when I look like them."
"If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself."
"The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it."
"Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different."