Quotes About Speaking out

In all epochs, there were at first doubts and the fear of stepping forth and speaking out, but the attribute that spurred the warriors on was hope. And the act. Seldom was there a despair or a sense of hopelessness. Some of those on the sidelines, the spectators, feeling helpless and impotent, had by the very nature of the passionate act of others become imbued with hope themselves.

To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil.

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist.

People ask me if I have some kind of death wish, to keep saying the things I do. The answer is no: I would like to keep living. However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.

I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.

Even angry words were better than silence.

One of my favorite quotations is this, from the late poet Audre Lorde: "My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you." It is truer now more than ever. This is a dangerous moment indeed.

Have I, have you, been too silent? Is there an easy crime of silence?

Das Sprichwort sagt, ein Mann solle gehen, solange er noch Beine habe, sprechen, solange er noch eine Stimme habe, und träumen, solange er noch seine Unschuld bewahre, den über kurz oder lang werde er sich nicht mehr auf den Beinen halten können, keinen Atem mehr haben, und keinen Traum mehr ersehnen als die ewige Nacht des Vergessens

It's so important that we all speak up on mental health.

I'm not going to lie. I'd love to have the mic in my hand opposite of Dixie Carter in the ring and say my piece, say what's on my mind. And if she's willing to sit there and listen to it, I think it could make for some great television.

When you suffer because of discrimination, there's always an urge to speak out. But even if you spend a thousand years speaking out, your suffering won't be relieved. Only through deep understanding and liberation from ignorance can can you be liberated from your suffering.

Who was going to tell these women that they didn't have to live this way? I was.

When someone refuses to speak, those around him are left to imagine what his thoughts might be, and all too often the possibilities conjured up are not pleasant ones...Sometimes, no matter how much you wish to proclaim them, it is better to keep your thoughts to yourself. Speaking out when someone else is silent puts the speaker at a disadvantage.

it is rare, though, that a great wrong is committed by one people against another without some among the perpetrators protesting the deed.

A lot of the issues today may not affect us personally, but we can't stay in our comfort zone when it comes to protecting our brothers and sisters. We have to get out there and use our voices for them as well.

Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.

Sometimes I comment, but you have to be careful because if you do it for one, everybody wants you to say something.

We are both of us torn by the weight of knowing all these people cannot possibly be witches. If we speak in their defense, we become accused. If we say nothing, we condemn them falsely with our silence. What would God have us do?

I know I did 'Establishment Blues,' and I said 'This is not a song it's an outburst' and I'd play it, I never did describe it as a rant - R-A-N-T - but the thing is it's exactly that. Sometimes it sounds like that, but there's a lot out there on the everyday man, on the plight of the little guy.

I come from South America and it's part of our culture to speak out. It's a lot healthier.

If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.

anything difficult to say must be shouted from the rooftops.

I would say more power to women who scream from the rooftop about something wrong done to them, whether it is after 10 years or 20 or 50... It doesn't make a difference.