Beginning Quote by Yolanda King

My mother said, 'Did you ever believe you would be an activist?' I said, 'No, not really.' But I just felt in my heart…

— Bubba Wallace

I was part of the peace movement and part of the civil rights movement. You know what we heard? 'The majority of people don't…

— Ron Dellums

I'm not a civil rights activist or an activist in general. I just think we all carry a responsibility based on who you are…

— Trevor Lawrence

I have never been an activist for anything.

— Jim Parsons

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

My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a…

— Yaya DaCosta

I've supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality and fairness for all.

— Jeff Sessions

My parents were civil rights activists, and my mother was active in the feminist movement. Issues concerning marginalized people and especially women of color…

— Anna Holmes

Part of the reason I had such a drive to be an activist, and support other activists, is because I was raised Quaker and…

— Bonnie Raitt

I've been a female activist since the time I was 13 years old.

— Reshma Saujani

I was not an activist.

— Joe Biden

[My mother] was busy being a homemaker and was not an activist by any means.

— Jill Stein