--- title: "9 Activism-inspiration Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Activism-inspiration quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Activism-inspiration sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/andrew-kreig-219178_activism-inspiration_use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers_1721140.jpg" --- > [“Use the KEY to change: Knowledge Empowers You!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-kreig/use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers-you/) [Andrew Kreig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-kreig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/andrew-kreig-219178_activism-inspiration_use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers_1721140.jpg) > [“There are horrible events going on all over the world. Human beings are really fucking up. Poets, we can’t just write poems.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremiah-walton/there-are-horrible-events-going-on-all-over-the-world-human-beings/) [Jeremiah Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremiah-walton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/jeremiah-walton-107590_activism-inspiration_there-are-horrible-events-going-on-all-o_2037785.jpg) > [“But miracles do happen, every shining now and then. If not now, if not now, tell me when. From "If Not Now ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-newcomer/but-miracles-do-happen-every-shining-now-and-then-if-not-now-if-not/) [Carrie Newcomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-newcomer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/carrie-newcomer-33630_activism-inspiration_but-miracles-do-happen-every-shining-now_2594348.jpg) > [“We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/we-are-the-dead-our-only-true-life-is-in-the-future-we-shall-take/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f3/george-orwell-57_activism-inspiration_we-are-the-dead-our-only-true-life-is-in_506765.jpg) > [“To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germany-kent/to-say-nothing-is-saying-something-you-must-denounce-things-you-are/) [Germany Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germany-kent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/germany-kent-406_action-quotes_to-say-nothing-is-saying-something-you-m_977147.png) > [“It all suddenly seemed like a hopeless fight, but so what? I told myself. What does it cost you to pretend that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-j-cogswell/it-all-suddenly-seemed-like-a-hopeless-fight-but-so-what-i-told/) [Kelly J. Cogswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-j-cogswell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/kelly-j-cogswell-43334_activism-inspiration_it-all-suddenly-seemed-like-a-hopeless-f_26843.jpg) > [“The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-capecci-and-timothy-cage/the-enormity-of-problems-like-hunger-and-social-injustice-can/) [John Capecci and Timothy Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-capecci-and-timothy-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/john-capecci-and-timothy-cage_activism_the-enormity-of-problems-like-hunger-and_64874.jpg) > [“Each of us lives with a sword over his head. There are those who can ignore its shadow and those who cannot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/murray-kempton/each-of-us-lives-with-a-sword-over-his-head-there-are-those-who-can/) [Murray Kempton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/murray-kempton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/murray-kempton-19763_activism_each-of-us-lives-with-a-sword-over-his-h_2452678.png) > [“There's two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You got your talkers and you got your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-della-rocco/there-s-two-kinds-of-people-in-this-world-when-you-boil-it-all-down/) [David Della Rocco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-della-rocco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/david-della-rocco-231117_activism-inspiration_there-s-two-kinds-of-people-in-this-worl_196888.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activism-inspiration/#itemlist", "name": "Activism-inspiration Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Use the KEY to change: Knowledge Empowers You!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Kreig" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-kreig/use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/andrew-kreig-219178_activism-inspiration_use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers_1721140.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/andrew-kreig-219178_activism-inspiration_use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers_1721140.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/andrew-kreig-219178_activism-inspiration_use-the-key-to-change-knowledge-empowers_1721140.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Use the KEY to change: Knowledge Empowers You!” — Andrew Kreig", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There are horrible events going on all over the world. 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