Roy Beck Quotes

Any work that's worth doing has its challenges as well as its opportunities. That's true if you're running a business, it's true if you're trying to help on a campaign.

I campaign all the time.

It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated.

A small group of motivated citizens can potentially have as much influence as a lobby group spending millions of dollars.

If there's a cause you believe in, go out there, get active, and do it.

I have a lot of supporters but they are not well organized. They send me donations but for the most part, their commitment is not really serious.

Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.

The consciousness-raising, the advocacy, the passion, the youth of your movement is so critical.

If a movement is to have an impact it must belong to those who join it, not those who lead it.

Be authentic and organic. It can't be forced or it won't work. And most importantly, have fun.

I'm not sure if my involvement in causes, benefits, marches, and demonstrations has made a huge difference, but I know one thing: that involvement has connected me with the good people: people with the live hearts, the live eyes, the live heads.

I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one; but I come with my heart.

The heart of a grass-roots campaign is the ownership.

If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

Momentum,' She repeats. 'You can't just stand there if you want something to fly. You have to run.

How shall we ever make the world intelligent of our movement? I do not think that the answer lies in trying to render feminism easy, popular, and instantly gratifying. To conjure with the passive culture and adapt to its rules is to degrade and deny the fullness of our meaning and intention.

We are intent on building a movement. The next step is grassroots town meetings. We must keep alive the dialogue around the covenants.

To do peace, you must get up off your apathy.

The reason some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.

The great news is that that sort of group of people and that sort of sensibility is beginning to become more active again. And I think partly it just has to do with the time. It has to do with the culture of resistance. The necessity is for us to pull together and to speak up and to make work and be visible.

Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement.

I once dreamed of launching revolutions, sparking movements, mobilizing the masses, and changing everything. Now I’ve learned the beauty and profound significance of simply loving my neighbor.

If you are going to try and change things, you had better have your wits about you.