Bomb Quote by David Grinspoon

My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed…

— Mario Van Peebles

My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner…

— Jared Polis

I was forced to be political because I had bombs falling on me as a child in Tehran.

— Shervin Pishevar

When I was a teenager, I was very political.

— Sean Scully

I was involved in some peaceful protests.

— Todd Akin

I was taught the value of everyday activism and showing up by my grandma, who wasn't a public official, but was a breast cancer…

— Meena Harris

I was that family member who would show up for family dinners wearing something insane. It was always a form of peaceful protest, not…

— Greta Lee

News people were holding me up as a symbol of defiance to the boycott and I couldn't even run.

— Gerry Lindgren

My mum was always extremely political. I have fond memories of making signs as a child for the nuclear disarmament protests at Greenham Common,…

— Jess Phillips

I think the big turning moment was when I joined the student political action club and started studying nonviolent civil disobedience in response to…

— Cecily McMillan

My parents were older than normal when they had me, and had been very into the politics of the 1960s, so I was brought…

— Madeleine Peyroux

I've been in politics all my life. In 1945, I committed my first act of civil disobedience during the election campaign for the first…

— Patrick Stewart