Alcohol Quote by William S. Burroughs

All political movements are basically anti-creative - since a political movement is a form of war.

— William S. Burroughs

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 anti-marijuana campaign is a cancerous tissue of lies, undermining law enforcement, aggravating the drug problem, depriving the sick of needed help and suckering…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

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 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 think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics, you have…

— Billy Bragg

Marijuana is a very dangerous drug. Some people smoke it just once and go directly into politics.

— Barry Crimmins

The only good political movement I've seen lately was Occupy Wall Street. They had no leaders, which was genius. But unfortunately it always ends…

— John Lydon

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

— Randall Robinson

My work isn't overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don't have permission to paint, so that could be construed…

— Ben Eine

Politics is a part of life and art is about life. It doesn't mean that all the art has to be about politics -…

— Bruce Cockburn

Activism is very seductive, and writing is painful and hard. It's very scary to have a death threat living over your head. Activism is…

— Larry Kramer