Milo Yiannopoulos

Twitter could save a lot of money by writing its executives' names on their doors with pencil instead of fancy placards. Like an episode of 'Suits,' Twitter execs come, go, change jobs and disappear under black clouds every few minutes. Office administration costs must be astronomical!

British Activist

Betty Ford

Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.

American First Lady

Gail Bradbrook

What happens if you stand passively by the side of the road with a placard saying, you know, 'Stop climate change' is you just get ignored. When you get on the street and block it, people start to have a conversation about this existential situation that we're in.

Mike Bartlett

You go to a protest, and you've got all these different groups saying things you don't necessarily agree with. If I went to a protest, my placard would have to be very long, explaining the ins and outs of my position.

David Lloyd

The Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny - and I'm happy with people using it; it seems quite unique, an icon of popular culture being used this way.

British Artist

Gary Larson

People get very passionate about saving the whale, but when something like a Florida indigo snake is endangered there are not a lot of people out there holding up placards.

American Cartoonist

T. C. Boyle

I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.

American Novelist

Clare Balding

I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.

British Journalist

Anushka Sharma

I never come to know if somebody is in love with me; they will have to hold placards and say it.

Indian Actress

Placards are usually large, designed to be seen from a distance.

Physical Size

Often used to convey messages in protests, rallies, or public awareness campaigns.

Public Message

Placards are visual tools, frequently combining text with images to make a point.

Visual Impact

To placard can mean to advocate or campaign for a cause publicly.

Advocacy Tool

Using 'placard' as a verb implies immediate, urgent action to communicate a message.

Immediate Action

Placarding targets a wide audience, often in public spaces.

Broad Audience

 from having somebody to quarterback their care. But when they don't, they have others who can advocate for them, who can get them that disability placard or make sure the disability application is completed. But low-income people really need a team of people who can help them