Action Quote by Romola Garai

I grew up around politics. I organized my first campaign when I was 14, a walk-out in my high school to protest the year-round…

— Boots Riley

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

When I stood up to oppose an invasion of Iraq in 2002, it wasn't a popular thing to do.

— Chellie Pingree

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Throughout my life, I have publicly and privately denounced military interventions in domestic politics. In fact, I have been advocating for democracy for decades.

— Fethullah Gulen

The Iraq War was the first conflict in western history in which an imperialist war was massively protested against before it had even been…

— Noam Chomsky

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

In my view, the adults are the burnt generation of Iraq for whom nothing can be done. But for the children, we can worry…

— Bahman Ghobadi

I got into politics when I was eight years old.

— Jonathan Krohn

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

When I became 21, I decided that nobody learned anything about politics after the age of 21.

— Grover Norquist

A lot of people are very political when they are young, and then they outgrow it.

— Andrew Solomon