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I was involved in some peaceful protests.

— Todd Akin

I was never a protestor, don't get me wrong, I was never like a vocal... what was the line I used to repeat to…

— Joe Maddon

As a protester, I protested because I had to, not because it was exciting. I don't want to get tear-gassed again.

— DeRay Mckesson

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

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

— Tim Pool

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

I was - the last protest I was at was in Genoa, where I got tear gassed, and I hate tear gas, and I…

— Noreena Hertz

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

— Pearl Cleage

I decided to not just be about protesting or speaking out against certain things, but actually trying to get things done. That has been…

— Rob Reiner

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

I've participated in many demonstrations since I was a child. When I was at medical college, I was fighting King Farouk, then British colonization,…

— Nawal El Saadawi

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