#activist

The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. ↗

— Ross Perot

#activist #cleans #dirty #man #river

I am an activist. I have a really big pulpit with my fiction and I love knowing that I can make people think. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#am #big #fiction #i #i am

Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to civil society. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#best #civil #civil society #displace #economic

I'm not an activist. I'm trying to get off the whole atheist racket. ↗

— Julia Sweeney

#atheist #get #i #off #racket

I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job title is. ↗

— Mark Thomas

#called #comedian #get #i #investigative

I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you...And you...And you...Gotta give em hope. ↗

— Harvey Milk

#gay #inspirational #inspirational

I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy. ↗

— Bram Cohen

#agenda #am #any #basic #basic human rights

Marcus Samuelsson is a chef who inspires me everyday. He has such a deep understanding of flavors and techniques. His food is representative of the diverse world that we live in. What he has done in Harlem with Red Rooster is very special. Marcus is not just a chef, he's a food activist. ↗

— Aaron Sanchez

#chef #deep #diverse #done #everyday

An activist is someone who makes an effort to see problems that are not being addressed and then makes an effort to make their voice heard. Sometimes there are so many things that it's almost impossible to make your voice heard in every area, but you can sure try. ↗

— Joanne Woodward

#addressed #almost #area #being #effort

My mother, for the last 20 years anyway, would not call herself a Marxist but a human rights activist. ↗

— Joely Richardson

#anyway #call #herself #human #human rights