Victor Mitchell Quotes

Pearl Jam doesn't just sing about issues they care about. These guys walk it like they talk it.

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

I always feel compelled to lend my voice to things I strongly believe in.

Really, running an underdog, insurgent political campaign against an opponent many folks think can't be beat, and going out and meeting folks and talking about your ideas for America and Washington, is a lot of fun and a real privilege.

If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval.

Even if you can't be an activist every day, when you can be, do it.

If you want something to actually happen, just voting isn't enough.

I'd go on record and say yes, I think it's time.

Politics for me is not business but a movement of which I am happy to be a part.

Very few of us can stop our lives and become activists.

Do you care about climate justice? Are you about women's rights and women's reproductive rights? Do you care about civil liberties and the Voting Rights Act? There are so many opportunities for people to go back and be inspired and plug into their own community.

My mother informed me that the way to be a change agent to create change, the first line of defense, or however you want to phrase that, is politics and government.

If you're not ruffling feathers at CPAC, I don't think you're doing a very good job.

I take a very different approach to public service. I'm a person that always takes it out in the streets and in the courts... the tool box that is attached to me is very diverse.

The goal of Can't Do Nothing is to ask people, what matters for you? And whatever it is, what are you doing about it? How bad does it need to get before you take action?

The idea that someone, somewhere will campaign in a positive, uplifting way on an agenda that can inspire Americans? I'm sadly done holding my breath.

It's very hard to complain about society if you don't get involved.

Progressive bloggers should not only write on behalf of the members of America's underclass but also empower them to join the discussion.

You don't need to wear a politician's garb to serve public.

You know, some things you can't change, but you can start from the youth to change the future.

I think anyone with a voice should use it. I think a lot of people could, and should, do a lot more.

It's always better to be for something than it is against something.

I think it's so important for somebody like me to stand up for the things I believe in and speak up on things I don't think are right.

Sometimes you have to take the risk that somebody will consider what you're making is noise, but if you don't try it, then nothing will move forward. I'd rather people hate something than just go 'meh.'

I am a party worker ant - always have been, always will be.