Academically Quote by Kgalema Motlanthe

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

There is not a special imposition on writers to be activists. All that does is encourage writers to write propaganda.

— Wole Soyinka

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

— Duncan Green

Every individual is representative of the whole . . . and should be intimately understood, and this would give a far greater understanding of…

— Anais Nin

It's useful for activists just to be out there to keep you mindful and not get complacent, even if ultimately you think some of…

— Barack Obama

The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their…

— Michael Polanyi

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

— Robyn

The biggest misconception is that sometimes activists have to be loud and are radical to get their message across.

— Katie Cleary

Undergraduates today can select from a swathe of identity studies… The shortcoming of all these para-academic programs is not that they concentrate on a…

— Tony Judt

People who don't see themselves reflected in an institution tend not to associate themselves with those institutions.

— Annamie Paul

Civil rights activists and union activists shared not just common values and objectives but also common enemies.

— Tom Perez

Activists take the risks, while advocates are professional tinkerers with the system. What's necessary is for those who are advocates to support those who…

— Michelle Alexander