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I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school, I read 'Close to the Knives,' the autobiography of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Activist Aids Art Art School Artist Autobiography Biographies Close David Frame Just Kids Knives Love New New York Read School Smith Time Time Frame York I Love

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I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Activist Agendas Am Any Arabia Clearly Follow Humanitarian Humanity Only Over Saudi Saudi Arabia State Want World I Am

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It was humbling to play Mark Ashton. He was a political activist and a humanist, and there is incredible conviction in his vision. But when you're telling a political story, humour is crucial; otherwise, it can be in danger of becoming a bit preachy, and the audience can feel like they've got an agenda coming full steam at them.

~Ben Schnetzer

Topics: Activist Agenda Audience Becoming Bit Coming Conviction Crucial Danger Feel Full Got He His Humanist Humbling Humour Incredible Like Mark Otherwise Play Political Steam Story Telling Them Vision You

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As a peace activist, I am dismayed by the encouragement of aggressiveness and violence by television, movies, and war toys.

~Benjamin Spock

Topics: Activist Aggressiveness Am Dismayed Encouragement Movies Peace Television Toys Violence War I Am

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Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters, and filmmakers can all meet like-minded souls. It's proved the perfect place for me and all my punk friends.

~Beth Ditto

Topics: Activist Artists Community Fat Feminist Filmmakers Find Friends Me Meet Musicians Perfect Place Portland Proved Punk Souls Vegan Where You

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I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

~Bill De Blasio

Topics: Activist Desire Improve Lives People

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I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy.

~Bram Cohen

Topics: Activist Agenda Am Any Basic Enjoy Favor Free Free Speech Human Human Rights Information Political Political Agenda Privacy Purchase Recreational Rights So-Called Speech Technological Technology Use Vices I Am

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It's really important to me to promote worthy causes. But not in a heavy, obligatory, responsibility way. I really admired that as a kid, learning about the 'Elton John AIDS Foundation.' And I was obsessed with The Indigo Girls. And they are the consummate activist group, always reaching out, especially to Native causes and things like that.

~Brandi Carlile

Topics: About Activist Admired Aids Always Causes Elton Elton John Foundation Girl Group Heavy Important John Kid Learning Like Me Native Obligatory Obsessed Out Promote Reaching Really Responsibility Things Way Worthy

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I'm an activist and advocate. I have empathy. It is hard to ignore causes.

~Brandon Victor Dixon

Topics: Activist Advocate Causes Empathy Hard Ignore

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My outspoken beliefs have been embraced, but I don't consider myself an activist. Maybe people consider me as that, but it's not anything outrageous or bad I can't live with.

~Burning Spear

Topics: Activist Anything Bad Been Beliefs Consider Embraced Live Maybe Me Myself Outrageous Outspoken People

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