Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.
Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.
Let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.
courage isn't simply a matter of leading charges: sometimes it consists in speaking up, sometimes in stoic silence, sometimes in forging ahead, sometimes in circumspection, and sometimes in nothing less than preserving our own humanity.
Sometimes change comes not in the first round, but at the second, third or fourth. Change starts with one person questioning, challenging, speaking up and doing something to make a difference. We can each make a difference...because each of us is already part of the community where racism exists & thrives.
It's very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
Whether that's speaking up in your job or asking for a promotion or saying, 'I think I can do that.' Using your voice in ways that might initially scare you. That can be being an architect of change.
There's something so healthy about young people speaking up in unity.
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.
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.
You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.
you must cry out if you want help. It is no use whatsoever to suffer in silence. Who will succour the drowning man if he does not clamour for his life?
There was no one left to speak for me.
What makes me vulnerable is speaking up about topics that may be controversial to others.
I believe it is the responsibility and duty of those in high-profile positions to give a voice to people whose voices cannot be heard.
We talk a lot about our right to freedom of expression, but we need to talk more about our responsibility to freedom of expression. We all want to be heard, but let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention
Calvin: Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we can think faster than we speak? Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
I've learned the importance of speaking up for myself and voicing my opinions and my ideas. I'm definitely a shy person.
thinking beings have an urge to speak, speaking beings have an urge to think.
I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
[On refusing to be silenced:] I do not pretend to be John the Baptist rebuking the Pharisees. I do not claim to be Nathan upbraiding David. I aspire only to be Balaam's ass, castigating his master.
I have one thing in common with the emerging black nations of Africa: We both have voices, and we are discovering what we can do with them.
Be a teacher. If someone is acting hurtful toward you, chances are high that they're doing the same to others. By speaking up and taking action, you are helping others who might be hurt from this person unless they are reigned in.
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