Shereen El Feki Quotes

There never was a social change in America without angry people at the heart.

Political and social change is always a stagger-step process.

Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more pressure, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action.

The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of moral persuasion.

Only force would produce social change.

Violence never has and never will bring constructive change, but my life experience tells me that most change is violent.

We have obtained concessions of inestimable value, not by beating the drum, not by ringing the tocsin, not by tearing up the pavement, not by running to the gunsmith’s shops to search for arms, but by the mere force of reason and public opinion.

The United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace but also to make change - even radical change - possible without violent upheaval. The United Nations has no vested interest in the status quo…

We're not preachers, but we say, 'Let's try and change things.'

I don't have much time for real violence at all. I think there are infinitely better ways of changing the world than using violence. Sitting round a table talking is a pretty good start.

Revolution is not something outside of us, but inside us, begging for our engagement every single day.

Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.

I hope lots of people will join the solidarity march on May 7th and I hope things will change.

Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.

Ours is a country where anything can be accomplished if enough people get angry... because, in America, we act on our collective anger.

Rebellion is obsolete - change things from the inside working out.

Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.

Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change.

There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.

You can't change the system through violence.

I was very active in the peace movement, still am.

We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.

I don't think it works to just be mad at them - Maxine Waters out ranting and kicking down the doors. It would be so easy to dismiss you and marginalize you.