When I was a young hippy, I thought marching naked would be a strong protest, but I don't think it would be as effective now.
Protesting the color of a man's skin is not a worthy protest.
At some point, you protest too much they think you're guilty just because you're protesting.
I think constitutional and lawful protest has a very real value.
I spent a lot of time with some native Hawaiians who protest being part of the United States and literally carry protest signs saying "We are not Americans. " And they have no real warmth for being the 50th state.
I DON'T smoke anymore, except on National No Smoking Day as a protest against those who want to control our lives.
For order represents our fear and nervousness. We create ordered interiors as a protest over the passing of things, to define our mortal lives against the void of time.
There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the way American prisons are run, which is pretty tough.
To reject this inhuman Communist ideology is simply to be a human being. Such a rejection is more than a political act. It is a protest of our souls against those who would have us forget the concepts of good and evil.
I think that the most effective social protest that any artist can do would be things that come naturally and feel obvious. I think the Resist movement will continue among people who believe in science, who believe in rights for women, who believe in civil rights.
What if someone comes?" I half-heartedly protest. "No one's coming here but you.
We must never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. Instead, this day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect.
The pessimism that protests and defends itself cannot be truly said to be pessimism.
I caution anyone who in their protest becomes the very thing that they're protesting against. Meaning turning to hateful speech, violating principles and ideals that are sacred in America. We need to raise our voices, but we do not need to indulge in hate.
We didn't start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been too shallow. As usual, it was simply a case of absorbing what's going on around us.
I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.
In 1848, Thoreau went to jail for refusing, as a protest against the Mexican war, to pay his poll tax. When RW Emerson came to bail him out, Emerson said, 'Henry, what are you doing in there?' Thoreau quietly replied, 'Ralph, what are you doing out there?'
Our Southside is a place apart: each piece of our living is a protest.
Democracy is not about protests. Democracy is about meetings.
Condoleezza Rice was confirmed by a vote of 85, 13, despite a contentious but futile protest vote by democrats. By the way, for a fun second term drinking game, chug a beer every time you hear the phrase 'contentious but futile protest vote by democrats. ' By the time Jeb Bush is elected, you'll be so wasted you won't even notice the war in Syria.