Activism Quote by Caroline Lucas

With my family background - my parents were both activists - writing about culture and politics came naturally.

— Alexander Chee

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

— Pearl Cleage

I wouldn't say all journalism is activism, but I would say most journalism is activism.

— Mike Cernovich

My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner…

— Jared Polis

I wanted to write and think. Activism is a displacing kind of passion.

— Randall Robinson

My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and…

— Al Franken

I knew early on that I wanted to be a reporter, but I didn't know I was a political journalist until my first job…

— Gwen Ifill

My activism always existed. My art gave me the platform to do something about the activism.

— Harry Belafonte

When I was 19 or 20, the way I was an activist was by regularly meeting with groups, going to protests, and being there…

— Laura Jane Grace

I was never an activist, in the sense that I didn't really join a lot of organizations. I wasn't out in the streets. But…

— Vivian Gornick

Growing up, I was so sick of politics - it was in the house all the time - I was proud of not reading…

— Shabana Azmi

Activism is very seductive, and writing is painful and hard. It's very scary to have a death threat living over your head. Activism is…

— Larry Kramer