We have never had class-based parties. We've had parties run by the business classes. There's slight variations. Like in the New Deal… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
As you know, when Star Trek was canceled after the second season, it was the activism of the fans that revived it… — George Takei Copy Share Image
There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist fighting for peace by nonviolent methods most easily succumbs; activism… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
“They built a city of their dreams, with a thriving gift economy and vibrant culture that encouraged all participants to let loose… — Jonathan Talat Phillips Copy Share Image
“Sulkowicz’s genius was to make her burden tangible, and in so doing make it something others could share. Solidarity has been a… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Sometimes that irrational commitment to principle is what society needs to survive. Whenever you talk about radicalism, whenever you talk about activism,… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
People who feel the world is tilted against them will spawn the kind of hatred that is very dangerous for all of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
“The times do not call for grassroots political activism, as if the next election might be enough to reverse a massive cultural… — Paul D. Miller Copy Share Image
“The 1970s-80s social movement called U.S. third world feminism functioned as a central locus of possibility, an insurgent social movement that shattered… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
Hotels are amazing spaces and platform for activism. If they placed voting booths in hotels and other space of hospitality - a… — Mickalene Thomas Copy Share Image
“To face the days ahead we must ask two questions: first, "Where are we?" and second, "Where do we go from here?"… — Saul D. Alinsky Copy Share Image
Abbie Hoffman's inspiration was, in a sense, inadvertent. I wanted to do something to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Woodstock at the… — Richard Cotovsky Copy Share Image
“Advocating for justice can feel overwhelming. The problems are massive, systemic, and deeply entrenched. But every small act—every starfish saved—matters.” — Ken Breniman Copy Share Image
The activism of marginalized people often comes with visibility and being heard. Which can lead people to believe that recognition and awareness… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
This is not something that happens far away to people that we don't know. Global warming is something that happens to all… — Larry Brilliant Copy Share Image
Life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by disaster. ... I think the human race doesn't have… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
Poetry can't give us the laws and institutions and representatives, the antidotes we need: only public activism by massive numbers of citizens… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“I don't think that God says, "Go to church and pray all day and everything will be fine." No. For me God… — Elvia Alvarado Copy Share Image
I think a culture can really be elevated through the arts, and it's always a dream come true when I come across… — Nazanin Boniadi Copy Share Image
George Kimble said, 'The only thing dark about Africa is our ignorance of it.' So let's start shedding light on this amazing… — Euvin Naidoo Copy Share Image
“The only crime of the Government is that it governs. The unpardonable sin of the supreme power is that it is supreme.… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I think, broadly speaking, the US military's role - US military activism in various parts of the Islamic world over the past… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
“To say that the emperor has no clothes is a nice anti-authoritarian gesture, but to say that everything without exception is going… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
I'm standing here saying that those who miss the boat now, will miss it forever. So if you want to be in… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
The rhythm of being an activist today involves a pretty simple rhythm. You have to open your eyes to the reality before… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
We always need to remember that behind almost every great moment in history, there are heroic people doing really boring and frustrating… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
The kind of violence, looting, destruction that we saw from a handful of individuals in Baltimore, there's no excuse for that. That's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“There's no risk on the path to bliss Be your own activist Imagine altering the process of thoughts to positive and passionate… — Andrew Edward Lucier Copy Share Image
“Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? What possible difference… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
We've had the U.N. for almost 60 years, yet we've never actually made a fundamental list of all the big things that… — Bjorn Lomborg Copy Share Image
You just have to find your activism, and don't let anyone tell you what that should look like. If you're doing the… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
It's useful for activists just to be out there to keep you mindful and not get complacent, even if ultimately you think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly… — June Jordan Copy Share Image
I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much;… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
