When feminism and gay activism set themselves against organized religion, they have the obligation to put something better in its place. — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
“To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
If my activism, however well-motivated, drives out love, then I have misunderstood Jesus’ gospel. I am stuck with law, not the gospel… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
It's funny how social activists usually protest against the only things that have a credible chance of achieving the activists' goals. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As an activist, you do find yourself directed more toward public action. But I've always tried to use stories from my own… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
This LGBT singing choir has demonstrated how women are investing in tradition to create change, like alchemists turning discord into harmony. — Kavita Ramdas Copy Share Image
Violent resistance and nonviolent resistance share one very important thing in common: They are both a form of theater seeking an audience… — Julia Bacha Copy Share Image
I think, in terms of activism associated with my films, be it 'Salaam Baalak Trust' or 'Maisha,' taking the idea of cinema… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
“When I say my wound became political in the years that followed, I don't mean that my involvement in the anti-war movement… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
When we were walking through the narrow alleys [of the Mathare Valley slums], it was literally impossible not to step in the… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Right now, American government has stepped back from offering any kinds of protection for human rights and public health. And the fossil… — Annie Leonard Copy Share Image
It's the reason why I am always interested in engaging in people who are pushing us and pushing against the status quo.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Many activists just see what's wrong: they want to stand up to injustice and educate people about it. But I think it's… — Corinne McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The reason we do activism is because, maybe you haven't been raped or abused, but there are millions of people who can't… — Rosario Dawson Copy Share Image
I think the best way to be an activist is to live your life well and be honest. It means being out.… — Melissa Etheridge Copy Share Image
Dr. King’s policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States. His major assumption was that… — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
I was never an activist, in the sense that I didn't really join a lot of organizations. I wasn't out in the… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I… — E.B. White Copy Share Image
Wouldn't you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It's a great thrill. It's an honor. It's a… — Abbie Hoffman Copy Share Image
The echo of the gunshots lingered; it was soon drowned by the chanting of the mob, and I didn't believe what I… — Jarreth J. Merz Copy Share Image
So long, Mom I'm off to drop the bomb So don't wait up for me But while you swelter Down there in… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
The only newspaper in our house when I was growing up was the Daily Mail, and we would never have dreamt of… — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
I think there is a lot of activism and energy from people all over America, and some of them are being represented… — Ted Lieu Copy Share Image
Understand: the task of an activist is not to negotiate systems of power with as much personal integrity as possible--it's to dismantle… — Lierre Keith Copy Share Image
Sacred Activism is the fusion of the mystic's passion for God with the activist's passion for justice, creating a third fire, which… — Andrew Harvey Copy Share Image
Hollywood no longer offers entertainment. Instead, activism has replaced acting, and sermons have supplanted stories. Instead of a good yarn, you get… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
“The naively cynical measure a piece of legislation, a victory, a milestone not against the past or the limits of the possible,… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Tensurrealism creates actual and non-compromised reality, jamboree, fervor, fascination, poetics of an active enthusiasm, interludium, lyrical practice, active happiness.” — Lepota L. Cosmo Copy Share Image
To me I think leadership is activism. It's giving back to your community, it's investing in oneself, and you know women and… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
This is a very unforgiving country when you show this country its warts, when you hold the mirror up. If you happen… — H. Rap Brown Copy Share Image
Critical reflection on practice is a requirement of the relationship between theory and practice. Otherwise theory becomes simply "blah, blah, blah, "… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it… — Sojourner Truth Copy Share Image
That to be an activist, you have to stay active. For me, it's profound; it's not something you choose to do every… — Iman Abdulmajid Copy Share Image
I guess because the shows were activist in their own way - the marriage of my public activism and my career activism,… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
“There are so many battles worth fighting for. The ones not worth fighting are the insecure battles that rage in another person’s… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
..you just get stoned, get the ideas in your head and then do 'em. And don't bullshit. I mean that's the thing… — Abbie Hoffman Copy Share Image
Many activists don't want to hear about some grand narrative, one that could unify all of our struggles. So the major issue… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
The first myth to dispel is that Africa is not a country. It's made up of 53 different countries. So to say… — Euvin Naidoo Copy Share Image
Activism is setting a goal of something you would like to be different, and figuring out what would have to change to… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
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