Quotes About Activism

I love the women's movement, and I never thought of it as belonging to any particular segment of the population.

Any social movement throughout history has always been carried out by only 7% of population being passionately active in that.

The fighting back by indigenous people started in 1900: OK, they've cornered us. Our population is almost gone; they've defeated us. From there, the modern Indian rights movement started, and it was a very hard fight, with a lot of stuff going against them.

Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace.

Climate change is an issue I care passionately about and have dedicated a significant portion of my life to addressing.

I always say, as an actress, I get to portray the human condition, but as an activist, I get to change the human condition.

If more people were actively engaged in advocating their positions I think we'd have a better society.

Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.

I'm so glad that all the work that my family and I are doing is yielding positive results and making actual change!

I genuinely do want the world to change in a positive way, but I wouldn't call myself an activist, you know? I'm an entertainer who engages with activism because it feels really meaningful for me.

Drag has always inspired people to come together to be joyous and fight for what matters. If we can do it through beauty and positivity and lip-syncing our favorite pop songs, then let's do it.

I was an activist long before I even entertained the possibility of being an actor.

Because of my fighting for LGBT rights, I have seen the possibility of change. And that gives me heart to believe that it is possible to effect change.

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.

I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln as your poster boy, wouldn't it?

It's important to do anything you can to support the causes that you care about. I think something as small as posting articles on social media or having important conversations with your friends are ways of getting your voice out there!

After 'An Inconvenient Truth' came out, a lot of people came to me with their causes, and there are a lot - water, poverty, and so many, many more.

Collectively, we activists are essential to advancing U.S. policy to help empower marginalized people to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty for good.

I believe the gun has no power at all.

But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists.

You can't really call yourself an environmentalist if you're still consuming animals. You just can't.

I think the point is that each of us, in our own unique ways, can make a contribution. You don't have to be a full time activist or even run for office. Start small, commit to it, and build on it.

The Time's Up campaign is for everyone, in all capacities, contributions big and small.

Knowing that there is a community of people on every corner of this planet that believes in justice, that is willing to sacrifice, and that is willing to take a stand is the most heartening thing.