Dia Mirza Quotes

'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.

You just have to find your activism, and don't let anyone tell you what that should look like. If you're doing the work, and you're getting someone to think, you're on the right path.

You can complain about problems, and you can suffer from the ramifications of issues that are social in nature and impact you, but the best thing you can do is get off your couch, get out of your home and go do something about it.

I think anyone with a voice should use it. I think a lot of people could, and should, do a lot more.

Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and if you have a voice, you can make a difference. But if I were not an actress, I would still try to extend myself beyond my little micro-universe of my job, family and personal joy.

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.

Each one of us has the power to be the change we want to see in the world, making the world a better place.

Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed.

I learnt that if I want to make any difference, or changes to my world, then I've got to be involved. We need passion - that's how things change.

I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.

If you don't like what's going on, you have to get involved.

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

When things happen socially in our community, as artists, we've got the right to exercise our voices if we choose to, use our powers for good.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.

There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things.

You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.

In the U.K., a lot of writers won't show up to support activist issues because they figure they're already repairing the world. I don't want to be one of those people.

I believe that all students, when asked to be accountable for their actions and to be socially aware citizens, will become agents for change!

I believe each individual can have a say and make a difference.

I guess, as an Emanuel, I have a voice that carries.

I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

I get to advocate issues and ideas that I believe in.