Quotes About Activism

When I fed the hungry, they called me a saint. When I asked why people are hungry, they called me a communist." Charity

The families had chosen to seek refuge in the historic sanctuary and had hung a banner out front that read, "How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?

Some folks give people fish. Others teach people to fish. Others ask, "Who owns the pond? And why does a fishing license cost so much?

And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about.

We stand up for the farmers Who can't keep enough to eat We walk out for the workers Who don't know the taste of meat We run forward for the children With no shoes upon their feet We will march this kingdom down We will break the golden crown

The scope of the transgender empire may be reaching its peak, as transcriticism is increasing at a fast pace both within activist feminism and from wives and regretters. There is an increasing groundswell of criticism of the concept and practice of transgenderism from a newly invigorated radical feminist movement. Moreover, the idea of transgenderism has become so vague and general that the category is in danger of being exploded.

Social media and young people, art, music, all communications make this one of the most active times for activism. It will be a time of change.

It's time for a 21st-century abolitionist movement in the U.S and around the world.

By that time [1966], we did begin to get some protests [against Vietnam War]. But not from liberal intellectuals; they never opposed the war.

You have to put your body on the line from time to time in order to make a statement or change a law.

Politics was my hobby, and I really spent 25 years as a full-time homemaker. I tell the feminists the only person's permission I had to get was my husband's.

I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees.

I am always in awe of people who devote their lives to a good cause and are brave enough to take a stance, though it may be controversial in their time.

I'm just beginning to get a sense for ways I can use golf - or perhaps mountain biking at some point in time - to stay focused on causes that are dear to my heart.

We must transfer our anger to the brutalities of our time.

I'm highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don't feel in tune with British politics.

[Dalton] Trumbo wrote this incredible pamphlet, almost on the level of Tom Paine's 'Common Sense,' called 'The Time of the Toad.' It's an exquisitely written treatise regarding the black list era.

There has never been a more important time to vote for the Green Party!

I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years.

When I arrived in France aged 20, I marched against the death penalty, which was an unpopular thing to protest against at the time.

If you have time to get your pet rabbit its own Instagram account, you have time to at least tweet about something important.

The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner.

Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on

Together, hand in hand, with our matches and our necklaces, we shall liberate this country.