Speaking Out Quotes

Speaking Out Quote of the day

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular. But I would like to think that at a crucial moment, I was an effective voice of the voiceless, an effective hope of the hopeless.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

In all my unhappiness I was moving, and suddenly, this moving became an expression, a speaking out

We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep and conformists.

I believe that the most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of religious liberty.

To me, part of being an emcee is dedicated to speaking out about what's going on around us.

I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me.

So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out.

Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.

This is slavery, not to speak one's thought.

I'm not violent, I don't believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance.

I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.

Donald Trump's impulsivity concerns me. He's fanning the flames of xenophobia and Islamophobia and the American people are speaking out against it.

Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes.

I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave voices speaking out.

To stay quiet is as political an act as speaking out.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

Anyone who's making a huge impact or speaking out about what they believe in or who's brave enough to be themselves is a superhero to me.

I'm going to keep speaking out about what Donald Trump says, because I'm getting messages from leaders around the world who are just bewildered. They want to know what's going on.

When there is violence against any person in society, because he or she is different, it threatens us all. Only by speaking out are any of us safe.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?

Speaking out and creating art that truly reflects the world we live in goes part of the way towards doing that. At least that's what I hope.

There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from speaking out to defend a controversial opinion.

I am really glad women are speaking out.

A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.

In Speaking Out I do my best to answer those questions I was asked and more, and I provide strategies for how to speak out and keep on speaking out without burning out.

I decided to not just be about protesting or speaking out against certain things, but actually trying to get things done. That has been tremendously fulfilling for me.

Walt Shaub is a true ethics hero for speaking out.

I am plain-speaking out of both sides of my mouth.

One of the best ways to stop the failed policies coming out of Congress is to bring in the ideas and the involvement of the American people, which the America Speaking Out project is designed to do.

Everyone has freedom to say whatever they want to say. I think it takes a stronger person to hold their tongue as opposed to speaking out.

To hint at a fault does more mischief than speaking out; for whatever is left for the imagination to finish will not fail to be overdone.

The people in Arab countries are now speaking out and asking many questions about human rights, minorities, religion, democracy, "the other," and so on.

Everything has to come through the senses, as though the soul is speaking out through the senses.

Speaking out is important for me because everyone should be treated equally.

Democracy depends on people speaking out, and in times of great crisis, on people creating a commotion.

You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.

Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent.

Your voice may not be loud today or be heard today, but make sure you are still standing on your feet.

I am strong and human with a mouth that works like a man’s and a more intelligible brain, and I demand to be heard.

What good are words if no one believes them?

Don't worry. You'll find your message in your mess.

...it only takes one voice, at the right pitch, to start an avalanche.

It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.

Sometimes Truth cannot be silenced.

Let them hear your voice so rarely that a simply-uttered word creates a hush of expectancy in the room.

Your voice could go to where your feet could not go.

You are not entitled to stand or speak on behalf of the people or society, except that you are already provoked.

To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not.