Protest Quotes

474 quotes by 400 authors

Egypt is in the second day of angry street protests. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for calm. Because nothing calms an enraged Arab… — Conan O'Brien
I detest symbolic protest, as it is an outcry of weak, middle-of-the-road, liberal eunuchs. If an individual feels strongly enough about something to do something… — William Powell
The authorities should stipulate what issues people can protest over and on what issues it is not allowed. — Jackie Chan
A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing… — Mary Tyler Moore
Some will protest that in a world with so much human suffering, it is something between eccentric and obscene to mourn a dog. I think… — Charles Krauthammer
Before the church responded, a lot of people would ask us, 'Are you afraid of what the church would say?' And Trey and I were… — Trey Parker
America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long. — Ron Paul
Christianity is a rebellion against natural law, a protest against nature. Taken to its logical extreme, Christianity would mean the systematic cultivation of the human… — Adolf Hitler
Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of nonviolent… — Eddie Vedder
We have no alternative but to protest. For many years we have shown an amazing patience... But we come here tonight to be saved from… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist architecture designed with ruler and square to boldly enter the world of curves and straight lines offered… — Oscar Niemeyer
I rarely speak about God. To God, yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But to open a discourse about the qualities of… — Elie Wiesel
I was at a meeting two years ago in Beijing, and I passed a bunch of women who were marching in a protest. Their signs… — Betty Friedan
When we of the so-called better classes are scared as men were never scared in history at material ugliness and hardship; when we put off… — William James
There was the pedestrian who wedged himself into the crowd, but there was also the flneur who demanded elbow room and was unwilling to forego… — Walter Benjamin
To protest, I stood in the place of a waste receptacle and opened my mouth. That's how I lost my virginity *laughs* — Thom Yorke
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But… — Valentina Tereshkova
To protest in the name of morality against 'excesses' or 'abuses' is an error which hints on active complicity. There are no 'abuses' or 'excesses'… — Simone de Beauvoir
Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later. — Bob Filner
The more one has suffered, the less one demands. To protest is a sign one has traversed no hell. — Emile M. Cioran

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