Protest Quotes

474 quotes by 400 authors

Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration. — Richie Havens
Someone who wanted to challenge Orthodoxy would not be able to locate a building to hold a protest march in front of. The faith is… — Frederica Mathewes-Green
In my view, the adults are the burnt generation of Iraq for whom nothing can be done. But for the children, we can worry now,… — Bahman Ghobadi
It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something. — Billy Graham
Nothing exasperates the spirit in man more than power which seems unconquerable and which makes impotent all protest. — George William Russell
Rather than empowering all, consumer and shareholder activism gives greatest voice to those with the most money in their pockets, those who can switch from… — Noreena Hertz
I was - the last protest I was at was in Genoa, where I got tear gassed, and I hate tear gas, and I hate… — Noreena Hertz
On the human rights side, administration policy has been marked by indifference. When the people of Iran flooded the streets to protest the theft of… — Elliott Abrams
I did not establish the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as a protest organisation. — Paul Watson
I was doing a talk show in Vancouver, and somebody called in a bomb threat to protest my violence, which I thought was pretty strange.… — Paul Watson
Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive. — Cy Twombly
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact… — Cynthia P. Schneider
In the field of outdoor sports, the American boy is easily capable of devising his own amusements, and until some proof is adduced that baseball… — John Montgomery Ward
In the late 19th century, the Populists - a protest movement of mainly disaffected farmers and workers - threatened to overturn established authority. — Robert Dallek
I have donated money to campaigns. And I have been known to take to the street in protest. But I am more committed to my… — Natalie Massenet
For decades, activist shareholders were an entertaining, but largely ignored, Wall Street sideshow. Disgruntled investors would attend annual meetings to harangue executives, criticize strategies -… — Charles Duhigg
Who can protest alone? Who dares rise up? It is not easy. One is all alone, and evermore shall be so. — Michael Leunig
In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike the bare-faced Oliver… — Michael Leunig
I grew up on the East Coast and was going to go to an Ivy League School, but at the last minute I decided to… — Michael Douglas
When I arrived in France aged 20, I marched against the death penalty, which was an unpopular thing to protest against at the time. — Jane Birkin

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