Activism Quote by Larry Kramer

Political activism is seductive because it seems to offer the possibility that one can improve society, make things better, without going through the personal…

— Tom Robbins

I wanted to write and think. Activism is a displacing kind of passion.

— Randall Robinson

You know, I think the idea of activism, more so a revolutionary mindset, is something that has been with me for most of my…

— Vic Mensa

To me, activism requires you to try very hard to open your eyes to the world as it is. See as much as you…

— Bill Ayers

As an activist, you gotta pick something that's particularly interesting to you and go for it - because there's no shortage of things to…

— Patrick Califia

I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be…

— Elena Poniatowska

For me, writing, drawing, and political activism are three separate pursuits; each has its own intensity. I happen to be especially attuned to and…

— Gunter Grass

The most basic activism we can have in our lives is to live consciously in a nation living in fantasies. Living consciously is living…

— Bell Hooks

My activism really is for myself, because I see places in the world where I feel I should be. If there is something really…

— Alice Walker

My outspoken beliefs have been embraced, but I don't consider myself an activist. Maybe people consider me as that, but it's not anything outrageous…

— Burning Spear

I think being an activist and an artist is an interesting contradiction, because so often they are at odds with one another. When you…

— Eve Ensler

I was never an activist, in the sense that I didn't really join a lot of organizations. I wasn't out in the streets. But…

— Vivian Gornick