Activism Quotations

Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like.

Fear is better than apathy because fear makes us do something.

My policing was nothing but activism - it had to be.

I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public domain. People need to see you, to associate and relate to you. It is not stated in my religion to wear the veil; it is a traditional practice, so I took it off.

Our Parliamentary system has simply failed to meet the challenge of judicial activism.

Activism could be defined as activities engaged in by individuals to change there of others situation.

Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America.

Art is about the edges and the sharp corners and those places are not conducive to activism, which is about putting on a gloss.

Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.

I've been involved in social activism my entire life, and I would argue that many people involved in social activist movements have done very little work on themselves.

Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that.

My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.

For me, writing, drawing, and political activism are three separate pursuits; each has its own intensity. I happen to be especially attuned to and engaged with the society in which I live. Both my writing and my drawing are invariably mixed up with politics, whether I want them to be or not.

Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me.

Activism has been very productive in our society.

Rather than empowering all, consumer and shareholder activism gives greatest voice to those with the most money in their pockets, those who can switch from seller to seller with relative ease. Consumer and shareholder activism is a form of protest that favours the middle classes, an outpouring of the dissatisfaction of the bourgeoisie.

There's always going to be a need for activism; there's always going to be a need for you and me doing the right thing, being very Lincoln-sonian in looking out for each other.

One of the most unfortunate side effects of the urban activism of the '60s and '70s is the belief that development is wrong and that fighting it makes you an environmentalist.

In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with shareholders - rather than directors simply taking their cues from management - would go a long way toward helping boards work on behalf of all shareholders rather just the most vocal.

Shareholder activism works when activists understand something about the characteristics of the business that the board doesn't.

You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution.

When you stop and look at so much of the kind of activism that has been triggered, the Tea Party and the like, as a result of Obama's efforts - TARP, the stimulus package, and now the health care reform - there is a lot of sense this government is changing.

What we're really trying to do is build student activism and get students passionate about their community through arts and music, and other forms of outreach.

Activism has always been the driving force for change.

When feminism and gay activism set themselves against organized religion, they have the obligation to put something better in its place.

We want to promote activism through different mediums.

Art and activism can be symbiotic. They don't have to be, of course; they can also be contradictory.

Mistrust must be acted on, and effective action by the ruled is not solitary and singular, but joint and repeated.

Philanthropy is activism.

There are many buses ahead of us yet. As we continue to confront inequality and segregation in our country, we still have the stellar example of Rosa Parks' gracious activism to guide and inspire us.

One example of 21st century activism we are engaging in is All Out, a first-of-its-kind global movement to advance the interests and rights of LGBT people. All Out is bringing together people of all identities to build a world in which everyone can live freely and be embraced for who they are.

One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before Congress, have lent this support to Mrs. Obama's effort to combat childhood obesity.

I am concerned about the Supreme Court's judicial activism which has usurped congressional authority,

I am seeking simply to legitimize judicial activism when I say that the repeated attempts to foreclose the courts' consideration of matter which they have historically considered are ill-advised and dangerous to our way of life.

I'm a student of conservation history and what I see are cycles, ... The trend over time has been a broader level of conservation and concern. But there are peaks and valleys. We had tremendous environmental activism under Theodore Roosevelt, then went through a drought in the '20s. We had another resurgence in conservation interest in the '30s, hit a lull in the '50s, then had a highly active period in the '60s and '70s. We're in one of those down periods again, but I'm as certain as I can be that we're getting to the end of this period and headed toward a new era of conservation and concern.

Given the rise in activism in the last few years, especially last year, we may not be able to render a verdict for a while. But it seems like it has been hit or miss.

Global warming is real, it's happening now and President Bush has the legal authority to regulate the pollution that's causing it. He just doesn't want to. The Supreme Court must overturn the lower courts judicial activism and give this case a proper hearing.

If the intention was to impede my safety activism they have probably succeeded. They have clipped my wings.

living for a high purpose is as honorable as dying for it.

Invalidating laws has absolutely nothing to do with judicial activism. It depends on whether the law is unconstitutional or not. That's really the key point.

My kids have lived experiences that could have never been duplicated otherwise. That's one thing about people who get involved in activism, you live so many experiences that otherwise they wouldn't be there. This is why peoples' lives are so enriched.

Never feel too small or powerless to make a difference.

We didn't grow up in that generation. But we're fascinated by that time. We've talked about what that kind of activism must have been like. I think this is kind of our way of experiencing it.

Digital activism did not spring immaculately out of Twitter and Facebook. It's been going on ever since blogs existed.

Cover the Uninsured Week provides students with unique opportunities to tell our leaders that health care coverage must be a top priority. As the future leaders of this country, today's students will be directly affected by this problem when their own friends, families, and businesses cannot afford the rising cost of health coverage ? and join the ranks of the uninsured as a result. How to provide affordable, consistent care for the uninsured is not taught in any textbook or classroom. We are grateful that students and their teachers are using their energy and activism to spread the word that every man, woman, and child in America must have health care coverage and our leaders must take action.

Environmental activism against the resource industry is widespread all over the world, but at the same time we have to realise that these are basic materials on which civilisation depends. We need to tap natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Especially in light of the debate over Judge Roberts' confirmation, all Americans should look closely at the issue of judicial activism and to make their voices heard.

There's no question there's still an influence there, and I don't minimize that, ... But Ialso think there's not an activism like there was in the last election.

There's not the same activism as there was before, and I think there needs to be more of that.

These decisions pose two major problems, ... A lack of stability or predictability in the law because the two cases, decided three years apart, are virtually indistinguishable; and, two, the court's judicial activism in functioning as a super legislature.

As a young man in South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gandhi developed satyagraha, a mode of political activism based upon moral persuasion, while mobilizing South Africa's small Indian minority against racial discrimination.

This is an incredible opportunity to overturn outrageous judicial activism and to stop a grotesque procedure that can only be described as infanticide.

This increasing activism by the Justice Department seems to be applying a model of competition that applied to 19th-century America, rather than 21st-Century America.

It's a good thing. I view shareholder activism that's designed to increase shareholder value long term as positive.

I told my class the other day I have no idea what judicial activism is, ... Maybe the best definition of a judicial activist is a judge you don't like.

I've done the activism thing for a long time now, and this is a much better opportunity for me to get my message across, make an impact. Being a part of the media, you get a chance to be part of shaping a dialogue, creating a dialogue. You have much more of an opportunity to create change.

They are one-company towns. That's going to drive the local political activism to keep the bases open.

The message of this movie is not only that our kids are smarter than adults, but it's our world that they're going to inherit, and it's great to see activism at that early age.

The core of human rights work is naming and shaming those who commit abuses, and pressuring governments to put the screws to abusing states. As a result, human rights conventions are unique among international law instruments in depending for their enforcement mostly on the activism of a global civil society movement.

I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer, and I love rock n' roll. I've embraced rock n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock n' roll.

In general, activism like this makes good sense as long as it's focused on issues that improve shareholder value.

I hadn't realized before that there was a way for me to unite my passion for music, my intellectual interest, and social activism because I'm interested in the way that music can tell stories about society and can challenge our assumptions.

Institutional activism is a double-edged sword. When prudently applied, activism can provide effective monitoring of publicly traded corporations. When abused, portfolio managers can pursue their personal agendas at the expense of those whose money they manage.

It has the potential to be a foundation for expanded voter turnout and other forms of civic activism but that will require more than just a single weekend or a single week of activism.

art is not advocacy and advocacy is not art.

My activism was, and is, unknown, unannounced, but somehow effective.

Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?

Nothing scares the army more than nonviolent opposition.

My pro-choice activism keeps me busy.

I never know why these people talk to me. I would not talk to me.

We Americans are interested only in the consumption of our products. We have no interest in how they are produced, or what happens to them once we discard them, once we throw them away.

While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.

The hunger strike at UCLA led to hundreds of students actually studying the farm worker experience and Chicanos in the context of Latin America, whereas they would have been on the outside raising fists and banners. So I count that as activism inside the classroom.

the hallmark agenda of the judicial activism of the Rehnquist Court.

Channel your outrage ... Do that which you are able to do.

We won't get fooled again!

My main area of activism is the death penalty, and it will continue to be once this crisis is over with.

Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

We are at a unique threshold in human history, where the crisis we face in Africa is matched only by our degree of hope that we can and will be a force for positive change, ... I'm hopeful that increased awareness of the issues in Africa will bring about a new wave of progress and activism among young people everywhere.

Activism is my rent for living on the planet.

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

I'm certain the stories in this special will inspire viewers the same way these experiences have inspired me, and I'm hopeful that increased awareness of the issues in Africa will bring about a new wave of progress and activism among young people everywhere.