Activists Quotes

142 quotes by 129 authors

A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid… — John Avlon
One must expect a war between U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. which will begin with the total destruction of London. I think the war will last 30… — Bertrand Russell
The Sister Fund supports spiritual women and their organizations, both grassroots activists for justice, and national and international social change agents. — Helen LaKelly Hunt
Lovers of freedom, lovers of social justice, disarmers, peacekeepers, civil disobeyers, democrats, civil-rights activists, and defenders of the environment are legions in a single multiform… — Jonathan Schell
Don't let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives. — Bill Gates
I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as well, to have them honored. — Studs Terkel
From these activists we can learn a crucial lesson: without citizens creating the institutions necessary for facilitating the growth of public deliberation, democracy will be… — Kevin Mattson
Grassroots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practiced by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of color and their… — Robert D Bullard
Smoking cigarettes seems to alarm peace activists much more than voting for Reagan does. — P.J. O'Rourke
The bigotry is so virulent that it may be time to make Christians a protected class. Right now 'Christo-phobia' and 'Biblo-phobia' are at such a… — E.W. Jackson
Breast feeding activists plan to descend on Washington for a public breast feeding demonstration. Also descending on Washington, thousands of men saying, 'What? I'm looking… — Conan O'Brien
I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put… — Rachel Weisz
To solve the new century's mounting social and environmental problems, people of color activist and white activists need to be able to join forces. But… — Van Jones
We need an extreme movement because what is happening to animals is so extreme. Some misinformed people claim that animal rights activists are terrorists, but… — River Phoenix
We can all become activists and raise questions. — Soleil Moon Frye
The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy these rights. With… — Peter Gabriel
There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights, but this time we will do it by ourselves.… — Malala Yousafzai
It's funny how social activists usually protest against the only things that have a credible chance of achieving the activists' goals. — Craig Reucassel
We've seen the transformation of America, when at the pinnacle of its Christianity was probably in the 1950s. Ever since then it has been declining,… — Scott Lively
Pro-choice and pro-life activists live in different worlds, and the scope of their lives, as both adults and children, fortifies them in their belief that… — Kristin Luker

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