Activist Quotes

244 Activist quotes by 216 unique authors

As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will come a new… — Dennis Kucinich
Unfortunately, I don't think I can call myself an activist because I don't really do enough of anything. — Merritt Wever
Writers who are activists are very rarely taken seriously as artists. — Larry Kramer
The activists will not stop in trying to impose their extreme views on the rest of us, and they have now plotted out a state-by-state… — Jim Bunning
The grass roots are energized because the absolutely highest priority in the country in November is to defeat Barack Obama. I have spoken with literally… — Ted Cruz
When you sign on to be an activist in northwest Montana, people in the grocery store will avoid eye contact, particularly if they're hanging out… — Rick Bass
Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans. — Gary Bauer
While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist judges… — John Boehner
You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting. — Karen Bass
I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office. — Karen Bass
John Brown first swam into my vision in the 1960s when I was a political activist in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement… — Russell Banks
I was an activist long before I even entertained the possibility of being an actor. — William Baldwin
I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information… — Bram Cohen
Two presidents pursued human rights policies that were serious and effective: Reagan and George W. Bush. They understood that American support for human rights activists… — Elliott Abrams
I'm always the one with the activist friends. I've been an activist very little. — Peter Carey
Mark Ruffalo, aka the Incredible Hulk, is the natural gas industry's worst nightmare: a serious, committed activist who is determined to use his star power… — Jeff Goodell
It's pretty rare to have CEOs or high level executives at big companies who are social activists. They tend not to be drawn to those… — Jerry Greenfield
I believe that the far-right and the far-left can be equally insane - but there's no question that in the first years of the Obama… — John Avlon
The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from… — Yann Arthus-Bertrand
I think there's a green side to John Kerry, if you like, that he's an environmental activist. His record on the environment is as best… — Douglas Brinkley
When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The… — Shirin Ebadi
When activists need a pretext to justify their violence, they always find it. — Charb
I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known. — Al Sharpton
Implicit in the activist conception of government is the assumption that you can take the good things in a complex system for granted, and just… — Thomas Sowell
I intensely dislike the word 'critic,' because it puts you in an antagonistic position to artists. I've learned everything that I know about art from… — Lucy R. Lippard

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