Tony Kushner Quotes

I find myself moved by social justice issues. I'm not sure where that will lead me. I'm willing to nurture it.

I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog.

Those of us who work in politics can only make ourselves useful if our heads are filled with things that we can contribute to the political space.

I am going to fight for important things.

The great thing about 2017 is that, because of the terrible political state that we're in and that America is in, young people are so vocal at the moment about so many issues, from racism to LGBT rights to beyond. I feel like - especially when I look at my fan-base - people are so vocal about their opinions and so vocal about spreading love. That's really important, and I think it's really amazing that people are talking about that. I just want that to keep happening.

Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.

I have great respect for people who are in the front lines and the trenches of trying to enact social change. I am far lazier than that.

With my family background - my parents were both activists - writing about culture and politics came naturally.

As Frederick Douglas, the famous abolitionist, said: "power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has and it never will." You need the truth, and you also need a demand, and you need to bring that demand into the realm of electoral politics. If you don't do that, it's very hard to get such an entrenched machine to move.

Channel your outrage ... Do that which you are able to do.

My kids have lived experiences that could have never been duplicated otherwise. That's one thing about people who get involved in activism, you live so many experiences that otherwise they wouldn't be there. This is why peoples' lives are so enriched.

I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.

Look at what I've done my entire life. I have been working on behalf of civil rights, women's rights, human rights for years and I know how challenging it is to change our political system and I have the highest regard for those who have put themselves on the line.

I want to continue to speak out on issues that matter to me. I want to have even more of a voice.

What we need to do is stand up and fight for our people in our states.

By themselves, they are not enough; we also need to engage in political action.

If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it.

I'm always the one with the activist friends. I've been an activist very little.

I pretty much ignored politics all through my 20's and 30's... I had other things on my mind... the band, finding a meaningful relationship, getting enough money to eat and pay the rent.

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.

I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I'll do that.

I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political.

I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

I'm not inherently the most politically or, like, socially conscious rapper, you know? You're not just going to wake up tomorrow and be Common.