Quotes About Activism

For free-speech principles to be reinforced and free-market ideas to win the day, more people are going to have to stand up and be heard.

It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush.

And my approach has always been to stand up and speak out on behalf of the economic rights of people.

I think really what needs to happen is the people of the United States need to stand up and say, 'Oil is an energy model from the past. It doesn't work for the planet, it doesn't work for the people, it never has and it never will.'

I think that I was slightly naive. I thought that if I showed people the beauty of the Arctic and the beauty of the polar bears that they would care so much that they would stand up and try to make a change.

All religions teach the same basic thing, that you have to stand up for those that are considered the worst.

I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.

I don't view Apple or myself as an activist. What we do is for some things where we think we have deep knowledge, or think we do, or a strong point of view, we're not shy. We'll stand up, speak out - even when our voice shakes.

I have - and always will - stand up against efforts to limit a woman's right to choose.

We all have to stand up and fight alongside American women to make sure that they have the freedom to control their own futures.

As a human being, I do feel like it's my right to be able to stand up for and speak on whatever I want.

It takes one person to stand up for what he believes in. I believe there's been an injustice in Arizona. I oppose Bill 1070.

I've always had a 'stand up for the people' type of personality.

It just doesn't make any sense for someone to say, 'Is there room for people who support the state of Israel and do not criticize it in the movement?' There can't be in feminism. You either stand up for the rights of all women, including Palestinians, or none. There's just no way around it.

I want to stand up for free speech.

I'm a real freedom fighter. I'm not a pretend freedom fighter. I stand up for other actresses, other people.

I tend to stand up and speak up when I see something dysfunctional happening.

The folks in this counrty need somebody that will stand up for them.

I think if transvestites don't stand up for themselves, nobody else is going to stand up for transvestites.

My grandfather, my grandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, they've always told me to stand up for what I believe in.

It is our responsibility to stand up for equality, fairness, and civil rights.

I stand up for all rights.

If I can encourage people to stand up and take space and make noise, then I'm very happy to do so.

I will always stand up to protect fair access to the ballot box.