4586 quotes by activists for you to enjoy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Nicholas Klein

You Fight Win First Laugh Then Ignore

Give light and people will find the way. Ella Baker

Inspirational People Light Will Way Find Give

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. Malcolm X

Time Adversity Better Own Lesson Defeat Every Seed Performance Contains How Loss Heartbreak Than Improve Next Your Next Time

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. Emma Goldman

Valentines Day Table Rather Diamonds Than Roses Neck

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. Malcolm X

Me Man Respect Angel Devil Nothing More He Wrong Like Know Up Than Where Who Stands Even Lets

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it. Malcolm X

Freedom You Man Justice Equality Give Take Nobody Anything

I have a Father's Day every day. Dennis Banks

Day Every Day Father Every Father's Day

I think there's a mythology that if you want to change the world, you have to be sainted, like Mother Teresa or Nelson Mandela or Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ordinary people with lives that go up and down and around in circles can still contribute to change. Jody Williams

You Change People World Mother Down Think Change The World Circles Nelson Nelson Mandela Archbishop Mythology Like Around Mother Teresa Still Go Up Up And Down Contribute Mandela Want Ordinary Ordinary People Lives Desmond

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King

Community Members Most Greatness Accurately Measured Actions Compassionate

I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment. Malcolm X

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. Cesar Chavez

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others. Rosa Parks

Memories Will Others Our Our Lives Continue Deeds Works Lives

Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up. Rachel Corrie

Dreams Yourself Believe In Yourself Believe Follow Follow Your Dreams Give Up Your Your Dreams

For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing. Simon Wiesenthal

Good Evil Men Nothing Good Men Good Men To Do Nothing Only Requires Flourish

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. Coretta Scott King

Great Hate Burden Too Hated Hater More Bear Than

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