All the signs of incipient activism and uprising, from Tahrir square to Zuccotti Park to [the recent] shutdown of the Internet to… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
In college I studied '60s and '70s radicalism, student activism, forms of political violence, groups like the Weathermen, the Black Panthers, the… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something but doing nothing. We made giving exciting. — Bob Geldof Copy Share Image
Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where there is no wildlife and very little… — Jim Fowler Copy Share Image
There are only four kinds of people in the world - those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who… — Rosalynn Carter Copy Share Image
The world is a better place because of Margot. Let us remember and give thanks for Margot, her brilliant mind, her loving… — Selena Fox Copy Share Image
When you meet a head of state, and you say, 'What is your most precious natural resource?' they will not say children… — Nicholas Negroponte Copy Share Image
“An angry artist tells people what (he thinks) they need to hear. A hungry artist tells people what (he thinks) they want… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
“Finding ways to appreciate advances without embracing complacency is a delicate task. It involves being hopeful and motivated and keeping eyes on… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“I Am The Naskar (Sonnet 2100) I am the Naskar, and I bridge people. Unlike religious salesmen, I don't offer you a… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Environmentalists like to say that defeats are permanent, victories temporary. Extinction, like death, is forever, but protection needs to be maintained. But… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
It seems that's where Bill Clinton came in last night because he told this long story about how they met [with Hillary… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
“(...) Taking the journalist's vow of impartiality and objectivity was not unlike joining an order of monks and spending the rest of… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“I guess you hate the people most who make justifiable demands. Because they go to the heart of our psyche. We know… — Mary Crow Dog Copy Share Image
“Why do you live out here? You're a great healer; you could get work in the inner city if you wanted to.… — Hazel Blackthorn Copy Share Image
“The question is not if we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“Never be sheep, never be pawn - never let no primate ruin the dawn. Gospel, gov-spell, it's all a front - first… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
You know, I think the idea of activism, more so a revolutionary mindset, is something that has been with me for most… — Vic Mensa Copy Share Image
I believe it is the responsibility and duty of those in high-profile positions to give a voice to people whose voices cannot… — Donatella Versace Copy Share Image
I really got attracted to the idea of touching so many people and that idea of art transcending entertainment and art and… — Kofi Siriboe Copy Share Image
“Maybe the same essential download was also being delivered to other people—a massive, compassionate battalion of us—at the same time.” — Jonathan Talat Phillips Copy Share Image
Activism isn't about holding your faults up to the light. That's what comedy is about, it's about saying, 'Look at this person… — Scott Thompson Copy Share Image
Because it’s no longer enough to be a decent person. It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think… — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
Activists take the risks, while advocates are professional tinkerers with the system. What's necessary is for those who are advocates to support… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“I wonder sometimes what would happen if victory was imagined not just as the elimination of evil but the establishment of good...” — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“The only real difficulty with becoming disciplined is when you buy into the notion that happiness comes at the price of sacrifice.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
When the average American consumes 43 times as much as the average African, we've got to think that consumption is an issue.… — Jason W Clay Copy Share Image
Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and… — Bill Hybels Copy Share Image
Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope those problems… — Bono Copy Share Image
Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
I'm not talking about losing [agricultural] diversity in the same way that you lose your car keys. I'm talking about losing it… — Cary Fowler Copy Share Image
There are all the activist groups on every imaginable topic - solidarity groups, environmental and feminist groups - sectors of these movements… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Atheism is not synonymous with anti-theism and not all atheists are 'active.' There are many non-believers who aren’t activists, who don’t oppose… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
We have a planetary emergency. We have to find a way to create, in the generation of those alive today, a sense… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Environmental activism against the resource industry is widespread all over the world, but at the same time we have to realise that… — Anil Agarwal Copy Share Image
The political writer, then, is the ultimate optimist, believing people are capable of change and using words as one way to try… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that… — Leymah Gbowee Copy Share Image
“From this perspective, we were all divine Shakespeares, creating and playing the roles of muscled heroes and conniving villains, pious saints and… — Jonathan Talat Phillips Copy Share Image
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![“It seems that's where Bill Clinton came in last night because he told this long story about how they met [with Hillary Clinton], how he courted her, how he bought a house to convince her, I think after the third proposal, to actually marry him. And he talked about her activism and her commitment…” quote by Terry Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/855/terry-gross-9637_activism_it-seems-that-s-where-bill-clinton-came_2757305.jpg)
![“I'm not talking about losing [agricultural] diversity in the same way that you lose your car keys. I'm talking about losing it in the same way that we lost the dinosaurs: actually losing it, never to be seen again.” quote by Cary Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/65d/cary-fowler-30286_activism_i-m-not-talking-about-losing-agricultura_1027400.jpg)
