Back Quote by Jesmyn Ward

Activists can get very preachy about things. It's more about understanding people's own experiences and tapping into them.

— Duncan Green

Activists are generally doers - rather than watching television and thinking about the world they will put there energies into doing something 'active' to…

— Ben Edwards

Not living in fear is a form of activism.

— Bob the Drag Queen

When I was 19 or 20, the way I was an activist was by regularly meeting with groups, going to protests, and being there…

— Laura Jane Grace

Activism isn't something you just kind of get involved in and then turn your back on it.

— Kenny Stills

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

— Pearl Cleage

People are not going to change because an activist goes around shouting.

— Jens Martin Skibsted

Activists are cultural artists. They envision a world that does not yet exist, and then take action to create that world.'

— Robyn

An activist is someone who makes an effort to see problems that are not being addressed and then makes an effort to make their…

— Joanne Woodward

I see [activists] getting really angry that people won't just do what the evidence tells them, and that's not very helpful. You need to…

— Duncan Green

Activism doesn't always mean laying in the streets and getting arrested and shouting 'hell no, we won't go' at the top of your lungs.

— Bob the Drag Queen

I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to…

— Vivek Shraya