Severn Cullis-Suzuki Quotes

I'll have 15 letters today from mostly young kids who don't like what's going on and want to do something about it, and [they ask me] if I can give them some advice as to what they should do, or can I tell them what to read or something.

We are revolutionists from head to foot; revolutionists we were; revolutionists we are; revolutionists we shall remain until the very end.

I believe that the only true agents of change on a large scale, in this country or anywhere, are young people.

That force - which the system tried to laugh at - when it finally broke through and the movement was recognized, the media said they were "just a bunch of spoiled kids, dope smokers [who] don't know what the hell they want." To demean it as something laughable - but that didn't work for very long. It's still an ongoing struggle; they're trying to find out how to fight. It's very exciting times.

We talking about revolution because that's the era that you're caught in.

The revolution doesn't always look perfect.

Every revolution begins with someone whining.

Books are for adults; revolution is for the young.

It is easy to overlook the importance of the young in underdeveloped countries. It is the natural course for nations, and diplomats, and those who publish newspapers, to speak to the established order. Seeking out the young requires a conscious effort.

At university, my generation were ready to fight, but we didn't really have anything to fight for.

Most organizations see young people as problems to be solved. We see young people as problem-solvers.

The task of youth is not only its own salvation but the salvation of those against whom it rebels.

Politicians, they give the visible aspect of the change, but the change, the root, the anchor are in young people.

... the young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and the necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist.

I think being able to identify with young people and...their capacity to change the world and shake things up. I think that's the greatest strength.

Young people are this country [America], and we need to speak out.

The youth are the catalysts for real change.

The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.

I don't know about the world, but I know kids. And I feel like sometimes kids don't get involved because they think, what can I do? I'm just a kid. And really kids can do so much.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

Young people have been at the forefront of every great social movement in our country's history.

We are revolutionaries.

If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people.

You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution.

The Occupy Wall Street project feels like a burning ember that might light the torch of justice and inflame our longing for freedom.