Boycott Quotes

60 quotes by 49 authors

History shows that all protest movements rely on symbols - boycotts, strikes, sit-ins, flags, songs. Symbolic action on whatever scale - from the Montgomery Bus… — Hugh Evans
The international community and Israel have the same opinion regarding the Hamas government. We don't say we are going to boycott it forever. We say… — Moshe Katsav
A boycott is, inherently, a blunt instrument. It is an imperfect weapon, a carpet bomb, when all involved would prefer a surgical strike. — Conor Oberst
In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use… — Desmond Tutu
Colorful demonstrations and weekend marches are vital but alone are not powerful enough to stop wars. Wars will be stopped only when soldiers refuse to… — Arundhati Roy
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the… — Cesar Chavez
The strike, the boycott, the refusal to serve, the ability to paralyze the functioning of a complex social structure-these remain potent weapons against the most… — Howard Zinn
Boycott is not a principle. When it becomes one, it itself risks becoming exclusive and racist. No boycott, in our sense of the term, should… — John Berger
A boycott is directed against a policy and the institutions which support that policy either actively or tacitly. Its aim is not to reject, but… — John Berger
I think the people should have a right to boycott whoever they want to boycott without the government making them into criminals and try to… — Ziggy Marley
Political movements and mega sporting events have always gone hand in hand. In 1980, there were Cold War boycotts in Moscow and again in 1984… — Eduardo Paes
Only if we accept the proposition that the state of Israel is the exclusive and legitimate representative of the Jewish people would a movement calling… — Judith Butler
The main problem is that for a boycott to be effective, you must first persuade thousands - maybe even millions of others - to go… — L. Neil Smith
Under Hitler it was the entrepreneurial and professional classes who were the first victims of Nazi boycotts and exclusion. Today it is Israel, the most… — Jack Schwartz
Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue. — Aung San Suu Kyi
When the Exxon Valdez spilled in 1989, I was angry. I even wrote on the back of my car, Boycott Exxon! — Alexandra Paul
My retirement, back in 1976, began as a one-year boycott to challenge the media on that question. I refused to return until the media, and… — Stompin' Tom Connors
Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas… — Warren Christopher
There is no shortage of jerks in the world. No matter where you go, there'll be jerks there. Everyone's gonna want to put their two… — Isaiah Harden (Me)
I was a loan coordinator at a mortgage company in Seattle. My roommate thought I should enter the contest, so we made a video of… — Amber Lancaster

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