“What lies ahead seems unlikely; when it becomes the past, it seems inevitable.” — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
I wrote these songs for a dying planet, I'm sorry, but I'm telling the truth. — Joe Walsh Copy Share Image
“Violence is the power of the state; imagination and non-violence the power of civil society.” — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“If Paul Revere had been a modern day citizen, he wouldn't have ridden down Main Street. He would have tweeted.” — Alec Ross Copy Share Image
“One of the most important skills we can develop for collapse is the capacity to listen.” — Carolyn Baker Copy Share Image
Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. — Rory Stewart Copy Share Image
No sane human being devotes 100% of his or her life to political activism. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'm hopeful that increased awareness of the issues in Africa will bring about a new wave of progress and activism among young… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
“Tribe an organism, one flesh, breathing joy as the stars breathe destiny down on us, get going, join hands, see to business,… — Diane di Prima Copy Share Image
Some say we should not engage in activism. Instead we should leave everything to our politicians and just vote for a change… — Greta Thunburg Copy Share Image
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally… — Bayard Rustin Copy Share Image
Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“You do it for yourself. You don’t expect to change the world. You don’t even expect to influence your family or your… — Martin Sheen Copy Share Image
Every person has the ability to influence change. I am grateful that my voice counts, and I am able to influence change.… — Dia Mirza Copy Share Image
The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
“Poets can't march in protest or do that sort of thing. I feel that's against the rules, and pointless. If mankind wants… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
“It is not my place to offer pep talks, aphorisms, or dictums. But if I had to give one piece of practical… — David Gessner Copy Share Image
Radical activists can't ignore the fact that we live in this world, like it or not, and have to make difficult decisions… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'd never been a tract writer; I'd never been a philosopher; I'd never taken part in extraordinary industrial dispute activism; I'd not… — David Lange Copy Share Image
Eleanor Roosevelt had both her admirers and her detractors. And they admired her and detracted from her for many of the same… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Paul Revere earned his living as a silversmith. But what do we remember him for? His volunteer work. All activism is volunteering… — Susan J. Ellis Copy Share Image
“Alliance-based activism begins with the recognition that we are all individuals, each with a limited history and experiencing a largely unique set… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
An activist is someone who cannot help but fight for something. That person is not usually motivated by a need for power… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s. — Mike McCurry Copy Share Image
For me, poetry is a form of activism. And that word enables the labelers, and also gives them a rash. — Fady Joudah Copy Share Image
In my mind, there's no logical conclusion that can be drawn, other than that I was fired for my activism. — Chris Kluwe Copy Share Image
My acting and activism go hand-in-hand, and they really support one another. — Nicole Maines Copy Share Image
If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change. — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
“I would be guilty only if I were innocent of working to destroy racism in my country.” — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
You don't look in the eyes of a carrot seed quite in the way you do a panda bear, but it's very… — Cary Fowler Copy Share Image
You cannot do good work if you take your mind off the work to see how the community is taking it. — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup. — James Brown Copy Share Image
It doesn't take a military genius to see we'll all be crispy critters after World War III. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The students wanted to speak to the government, and the police answered with bullets. — Vusi Mahlasela Copy Share Image
“Forget professional,” Penny said. “Tonight, you and I are just man and woman like Adam and Eve, Tarzan and Jane.” — Shafter Bailey Copy Share Image
By looking at climate change as a clean energy generation problem, we're setting ourselves up not to solve it. — Alex Steffen Copy Share Image
“We felt as though we had a responsibility to do something about it. So, we did.” — Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Copy Share Image
“If not you, who? If not now, when? The worst thing well-meaning people can do is simply let things remain as they… — Christine Pope Copy Share Image
