Studs Terkel Quotes

You can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.

I do not believe you have to be an elected official to help 'change the world.' In fact, maybe it is easier from the outside.

Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

I've become more of a citizen and more of an activist.

I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever they can make a difference.

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

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.

I encourage everyone out there to get involved.

In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters.

Politics is not a spectator sport. You can't just sit on the sidelines.

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

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

I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

It is important to show up. Showing up at marches and rallies and town halls and protests.

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

Not everyone can march, but everyone can talk. And everyone can reach out, and everyone can vote.

Voting isn't the most we can do. But it is the least.

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.

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

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

I was an activist long before I even entertained the possibility of being an actor.

Look, you've got a generation of people coming along who are going to form their own new relationship with the idea of supporting the causes that they care about or changing the world. And these people are not going to do it the way our parents do it.

I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.

As a young man, causes of one kind or another engaged me, and I thought the media is where you express yourself in that. I lived with the illusion, for quite a long time, that if you described something accurately, something would be done about it.