“[I]t takes so little effort and money to get rid of malaria, to bring in clean water, to give people a chance at an education. When you don't have hope, that's when people start to do weird, horrible, violent things. That's at the bottom of it. It's just a question of prioritizing. The funds are there." (The Power of One: Belief.net Interview; July 2005)” HopeEducationViolenceDespairTerrorismActivismAltruismHopelessnessClean WaterMalariaForeign AidSanitary Conditions Author:Susan Sarandon
“I try to live my life every day in the present, and try not to turn a blind eye to injustice and need." (The Power of One: Belief.net Interview; July 2005)” LifeInjusticeActivismNeed Author:Susan Sarandon
“Pay equality is not going to happen because we scream and yell about it, it's going to happen when we start demanding it." (On Beauty: Susan Sarandon, Vogue, January 8, 2016)” WomenEqualityActivismWomen S RightsEqual PaySalaries Author:Susan Sarandon
“This is an amazing country, for all of its faults. My feeling is, dig in and let's try to change the world. Dissent is not only your right, it's your duty.” WorldTryingCountryFeelingsDutyFaultsActivismChanging The WorldPatriotismDissent Author:Susan Sarandon
“I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are exactly the qualities that make for an activist.” ThinkingTwoActorsStrongImaginationActingQualityStrengthEmpathyActivismActivistVery Strong Author:Susan Sarandon
“I've always had a really developed sense of justice. As a child, I would rotate my dolls' dresses for fear that they might come alive at midnight and one of them would always have the best dress on. Whatever it was that made me worry about my dolls I suppose has paid off in my career because, really, an actor is all about empathy and imagination. And those are the cornerstones of activism.” ChildrenMadeMightActorsImaginationJusticeCareersWorryAliveEmpathyPaidDressesActivismMidnightDollsCornerstonesPaid Off Author:Susan Sarandon
“I hope they're present in their lives and feel some kind of empathy. I think a lot of the mistakes that have been made in the world have been through a lack of empathy. If you can identify with someone else and empathise with someone else, then activism is a short step away, she explained in an interview with Parade.” IfsThinkingWorldFeelsKindHas BeensMadeMistakeStepsEmpathyActivismInterviewsParadesLack Of Empathy Author:Susan Sarandon
