#activism

The question is not if we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists. ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#civil-rights-movement #creativity #civilization

The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity. ↗

— Marcus Garvey

#belief #integrity #social-justice #belief

It is not my place to offer pep talks, aphorisms, or dictums. But if I had to give one piece of practical advice it would be this: Find something that you love that they're fucking with and then fight for it. If everyone did that--imagine the difference. (50) ↗

— David Gessner

#environment #imagination

There might simply be nothing going on that might activate it. Perhaps there isn't anything here that Alec is afraid of." Magnus glanced at Alec and raised his eyebrows. "Boo." Luke and Magnus, pg. 285 ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#magnus-bane #activism

Stop listening to the TV tell you about America the beautiful . . . get up and be America the beautiful. ↗

— Rivera Sun

#america #beauty #change #hope #inspirational

Individual heterosexual women came to the movement from relationships where men were cruel, unkind, violent, unfaithful. Many of these men were radical thinkers who participated in movements for social justice, speaking out on behalf of the workers, the poor, speaking out on behalf of racial justice. However when it came to the issue of gender they were as sexist as their conservative cohorts. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#feminism #justice #liberals #men #sexism

People would rather believe than know. ↗

— Edward O. Wilson

#animals #environment #inspirational #inspirational

If I look at the mass I will never act. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#apathy #genocide #helplessness #inspirational #power

To spend one's life being angry, and in the process doing nothing to change it, is to me ridiculous. I could be mad all day long, but if I'm not doing a damn thing, what difference does it make? ↗

— Charles Fuller

#activism #protest #change

We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties. ↗

— Rivera Sun

#activism #inspirational #philosophy #protest #social-change