Joe Morton Quotes

We accept the world in order to change it. If you do not accept, then what are you going to change?

… we should remember that the real power behind international as well as national progress towards better conditions is public opinion

I have no message or answers to social questions.

The worker who knows the cause of his misery, who understands the make-up of our iniquitous social and industrial system can do more for himself and his kind than Christ and the followers of Christ have ever done for humanity; certainly more than meek patience, ignorance, and submission have done.

I'm part of an important movement that needs to happen.

I don't enjoy doing the daily stuff... but I would love to do something like the series that I did on 'Change India.' That was not just news. The programme was based in public policy, so that kind of influences change.

Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope those problems will have gone away.

I've never been a part of a film before that offers such a platform into real issues, that raises social awareness and has the potential to change things.

For every social wrong there must be a remedy.

The great work which is to be done is to change public opinion.

If you see something that you feel is wrong in society, why not help out?

That's why I want to change Mississippi. You don't run away from problems - you just face them.

We should be aware and constantly having conversations about the world because that's how you change it from the bigger standpoint rather than acutely trying to change things.

We cannot effect meaningful change if we become complacent, if we become comfortable with our own positions in the status quo.

Especially in the sphere of social activism, I think we tend to unwittingly conceptualize progress or revolution as black and white and having a clear beginning and end.

I believe that we have a duty to look frankly at the social conditions around us and to work to do what we can to address the specific needs which we find.

Everybody wants the world to be a better place, and some think that government actions can bring that about. But they don't take into consideration that government actions can often do more harm than good.

When we go and play live... we go and we work with like different organizations: the food banks, homeless shelters, children's hospitals or different homes that are reaching out to people. And just to actually go and say, 'Hey, don't just hear me play, come to my concert, that's it, hope you have a good night.' It's like, 'Hey, come be a part.'

I feel like we're in a place as a society where it feels like the problems that exist need to be talked about. And this generation isn't afraid to talk about them, which is exciting, and I think it's important.

My entire goal in life is to try and change the world.

I want society to feel they are part of a process of change.

Films can't change the society; they can simply open the space for the discussion which can lead to social change and can start new forms of social activism.

Honestly, I'm not a big activism or politic guy. I wouldn't say I'm super educated in that stuff, and I feel like I shouldn't speak on things that I don't understand too much.

I was very engaged in my communities throughout college, but I never thought of it as political.

The vision that Islamabad United have for social issues, particularly with their Empowerment Programs is something that I feel strongly about, and look forward to contributing to.