Quotes tagged ‘Speak Up’

“Someone has to speak up. Someone has to get mad.”

— Charles Randolph, Gretchen Carlson, Nicole Kidman, imdb.com

“Professor Kingsfield: You’re still not speaking loud enough, Mr. Hart. You stand. Now, Mr. Hart, now that you’re on your feet, the class will be able to understand you. You are on your feet? James: Yes, sir, I’m on my feet. Professor Kingsfield: Loud. Fill the classroom with your intelligence.”

— James Bridges, Charles Kingsfield, John Houseman, imdb.com

“Y'ello? You'll have to speak up. I'm wearing a towel.”

— John Swartzwelder, Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta, imdb.com

“Speak your mind. Put your desires forward, as if you had a right to them— at least the same right as others. Walk tall and gaze forthrightly ahead. Dare to be dangerous.”

— Jordan B. Peterson, amazon.com

“Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.”

— Melinda Gates, amazon.com

“It’s not easy to bring a new idea into existence. It’s not easy even to stand up and talk about why things need to change. I know that from my own experience as a young adolescent searching for my own voice. It’s a long and difficult process, and I think it’s fair to say that it’s never finished. At…”

— Melinda Gates, gatesfoundation.org

“If you have a story to share about harassment/abuse, do it now - I think we have a month, tops, before the wave of support moves against us. It's both that a sexist culture won't let this many men be held accountable & that hopelessness is going to start to set in. When it's SO MANY men, the respons…”

— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com

“Nobody has 'no voice.' We have to abandon such thinking. Some voices are louder or receive more consideration. But everyone has a voice.”

— Roxane Gay, twitter.com

“This is why it’s so important to speak up — because I’m doing so — we empower coming generations to get the courage to speak up right away.”

— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com

“You are a real thing in a world held together by thumbtacks and plastic people. You will struggle to be heard with your genuine birdsong voice amongst the drone of machines. This is why you need to learn to amplify yourself, my love. The world needs more like you and it desperately needs your tragic…”

— Nikita Gill, meanwhilepoetry.tumblr.com

“Silence is as destructive as it is contagious.”

— Liz Meriwether, thecut.com

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

— Martin Luther King Jr., nydailynews.com

“Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming. And don’t be afraid of wearing your heart on your sleeve …For myself, for a long time… maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn’t worth hearing, and I think everyone’s voice is worth hearing. So if you’ve got something to…”

— Tom Hiddleston, youtube.com

“Neutrality is the devil.”

— Janne Robinson, thoughtcatalog.com

“Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.”

— Christopher Hitchens, amazon.com

“If your mom or that friend always mention your weight when they see you, it's OK to shut that down. It doesn't have to be some big, life changing conversation. It can be as simple as 'please stop mentioning my weight every time you see me.' These kinds of people think they mean well, but any positiv…”

— Teresa Newsome, bustle.com

“The worst thing you could do while having sex for the first time is not speak your mind. Even if your partner is more experienced than you, if there is something that you do not like, let them know. While if there is something you are open to experimenting with, let them know that too. In short, don…”

— Nooriyah Merchant, thebrunettediaries.com

“Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow.”

— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com