Always Quote by Zawe Ashton

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

— Pearl Cleage

I was taught the value of everyday activism and showing up by my grandma, who wasn't a public official, but was a breast cancer…

— Meena Harris

In art class at school we learned how to draw tanks and soldiers opening fire at [Iranian leader Ayatollah] Khomeini and his beard. They…

— Hassan Blasim

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

My father constantly reminded me that he named me after Angela Yvonne Davis, a scholar and activist who was well known for her work…

— Angela Rye

Enlightened teachers and people who help them, have a lot of trouble. People try to interfere with the work and spread awful rumors about…

— Frederick Lenz

An activist is someone who makes an effort to see problems that are not being addressed and then makes an effort to make their…

— Joanne Woodward

Maybe subconsciously I've kept activism separate from acting because it's important to me in a more profound way.

— Blythe Danner

I'm convinced that some of our greatest and most influential teachers show up in our lives disguised as people we resent or even despise.

— Anonymous

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

— Reshma Saujani

I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.

— Joan Blades

My mum was an anti-racist activist in the 70s and 80s.

— Ash Sarkar