Eating is an act of activism for me; it's politics.

“Bollywood takes the act in activism very seriously.”

— Nitya Prakash

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter…

— Studs Terkel

You have so much responsibility because when you're in the kitchen, it's not just food, it's where the food comes from, what you did…

— Dominique Crenn

I was very fortunate to grow up in France with amazing parents who allowed me to understand the importance of activism. My dad was…

— Dominique Crenn

The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care…

— Alice Waters

There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type…

— Talib Kweli

Poetry is a lousy form of activism; it doesn't really change much. And maybe we can point to one or two historical times when…

— Daphne Gottlieb

He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his…

— Jimmy Buffett

“The times do not call for grassroots political activism, as if the next election might be enough to reverse a massive cultural earthquake. They…

— Paul D. Miller

Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The very first…

— Rita Moreno

Paul Revere earned his living as a silversmith. But what do we remember him for? His volunteer work. All activism is volunteering in that…

— Susan J. Ellis

“It takes a female to have a baby, It takes a woman to raise a child, It takes a mother to raise them correctly,…

— Shannon L. Alder

Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a…

— Rebecca Solnit

“All struggles against oppression in the modern woeld begin by redefining what had previously been consideered private, non-public and non-political issues as matters of…

— Seyla Benhabib

“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will remove the…

— Shannon L. Alder