Academic research Quote by Zeynep Tufekci

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

Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is…

— Leymah Gbowee

For many people, tear gas is their first interaction with state violence. It's the first time they've been treated like an insect, usually by…

— Zeynep Tufekci

We protest to our last breath against the purveyors of hatred, cruelty and violence.

— Ephraim Mirvis

I just couldn't believe that the police would fire tear gas into what had been a peaceful protest. I was running around, face burning,…

— DeRay Mckesson

Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope far more modest than that of public success: namely, the hope of preserving qualities…

— Wendell Berry

Do we have to stare death in the face to make us stand up and confront Resistance?

— Steven Pressfield

My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.

— Emile Zola

You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.

— Karen Bass

I do try to separate my personal activism - showing up at a demonstration or something - from what I write.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I understand why people get desensitized and roll their eyes when they hear a protest song, or even a politician making some flowery speech.…

— Conor Oberst

Activism isn't something you just kind of get involved in and then turn your back on it.

— Kenny Stills