Being Quote by Laura Jane Grace

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

— Pearl Cleage

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

I was very active. I was always all over the place trying to do a million things, just into this activity. If you asked…

— Lauryn Hill

But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when…

— Paul Farmer

I was a protestor. I was such a protestor that I regularly protested things that might have been good for me.

— Maria Dahvana Headley

I always have been an activist for things that were just authentically a part of my life, that I felt connected to.

— Lady Gaga

I consider myself an activist, but I'm never a protestor.

— Tim Pool

I was involved in some peaceful protests.

— Todd Akin

I worked on congressional campaigns when I was a teenager. I did United Way fundraisers when I was a teen. We advocated; we spoke…

— Peter Paige

Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The very first…

— Rita Moreno

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

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