Revolution Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old revolution quotes, revolution sayings, and revolution proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. Che Guevara
A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past. Fidel Castro
The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization. Stephen Gardiner
The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution. Huey Newton
We're still in the first minutes of the first day of the Internet revolution. Scott Cook
A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution. Vladimir Lenin
No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action. Emma Goldman
Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one. Marianne Williamson
The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing. Douglas Engelbart
Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit. Abbie Hoffman
The seed of revolution is repression. Woodrow Wilson
The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that. Gil Scott-Heron
Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society. Paulo Freire
Revolutions never go backwards. Wendell Phillips
Every revolution seems impossible at the beginning, and after it happens, it was inevitable. Bill Ayers
The most heroic word in all languages is revolution. Eugene V. Debs
A revolution does not last more than fifteen years, the period which coincides with the flourishing of a generation. Jose Ortega Y Gasset
The revolution is carried out by means of one's thought, not through one's family background. Kim Jong Il
The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions. Edmund Burke
The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living. Ziggy Marley
The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. Marilyn Ferguson
The only way to support a revolution is to make your own. Abbie Hoffman
The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction. Plato
The worst of revolutions is a restoration. Charles James Fox
One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next. Will Rogers
Revolution is something that actually starts in individual hearts. Bill Viola
Revolution begins with the self, in the self. Toni Cade Bambara
The revolution is really easy to do nowadays. Eric Cantona
The revolution doesn't always look perfect. Caitlin Moran