Speaks Out Quotes

• Speak out. You've got to speak out against the madness

  Stephen Stills

  Madness, Speak

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• Some laws are wrong, and we have an obligation to speak out against those laws wherever they are.

  Julian McMahon

  Law, Speak, Obligation

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• I feel a moral obligation to speak out at this key moment in human history - it is a moment for action.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Keys, Moral, Action

  "Leonardo DiCaprio Named Messenger of Peace by U.N." by John Hendrickson, www.esquire.com. September 16, 2014.

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• If people are being downtrodden and mistreated, it's our obligation, it's our responsibility to speak out, not just for ourselves but for others.

  Alveda King

  Responsibility, People, Obligation

  Source: saynsumthn.wordpress.com

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• Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we know to be wrong, when we close our eyes and ears to the corrupt because we are too busy or too frightened, when we fail to speak up and speak out, we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice.

  Robert Kennedy

  Eye, Blow, Law

  Remarks before the Joint Defense Appeal of the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith, Chicago, Illinois, June 21, 1961.

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• Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.

  Eli Roth

  Firsts, Speak, Backlash

  "Eli Roth 'Furious' Over 'Hostel' Pirates". Interview with Larry Carroll, www.mtv.com. October 17, 2007.

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• Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime.

  Frank Serpico

  President, Speech, Today

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• Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out.

  Lech Walesa

  Fall, Silence, Veils

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• Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Deeds, Action, Speak

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• You don't want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak out about what you believe in.

  Bradley Whitford

  Believe, Want, Bananas

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• People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• I've never heard God speak out loud to me. That's not an experience I have had.

  Francis Collins

  Speak, Loud, Heard

  Interview with Bob Abernethy, www.pbs.org. July 6, 2006.

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• So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all. One man may fail to impress us with his looks but a god can crown his words with beauty, charm, and men look on with delight when he speaks out. Never faltering, filled with winning self-control, he shines forth at assembly grounds and people gaze at him like a god when he walks through the streets. Another man may look like a deathless one on high but there's not a bit of grace to crown his words. Just like you, my fine, handsome friend.

  Homer

  Winning, Men, Self

  Homer (1997). “The Odyssey”, p.284, Penguin

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• If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical debate, if these people are not ready to speak out, to be more committed and visible, then we can expect sad, painful tomorrows. The choice is ours.

  Tariq Ramadan

  People, Choices, Tomorrow

  "Cartoon conflicts" by Tariq Ramadan, www.theguardian.com. February 6, 2006.

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• When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.' But, you know, most people don't speak out because they are frightened.

  Yoko Ono

  Gun, People, Corporations

  "Yoko Ono at 80: 'I feel that I am starting a new life, a second life'" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2013.

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• I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out.

  Roger Ebert

  Responsibility, Ideas, Freedom Of Speech

  Interview With Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. August 1, 2003.

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• When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

  Billy Graham

  Issues, Race, Church

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• Anyone who refuses to speak out off campus does not deserve to be listened to on campus.

  Theodore Hesburgh

  Doe, Campus, Refuse

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• We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world.

  Tahar Ben Jelloun

  World, Speak, Arab World

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• To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  Mean, Fighting, Men

  "In Politics, What Works For A Man Still Does Not Work For A Woman" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2009.

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• Even at age 10, I already knew that I was different from most people. My anxiety disorder was still years from being diagnosed, but it affected me quite deeply. I was too afraid to speak out in class, too nervous to make real friends.

  Jenny Lawson

  Real, Anxiety Disorder, Years

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  Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Funny, Life, Sarcastic

  Abraham Lincoln (1982). “Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit”, Peter Pauper Pr

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• I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me to preach. I should not willingly forego being a listener, a man who reads the Gospels and then listens to what others say that our Lord meant. But sometimes a listener speaks out, and listens to his own voice.

  Haniel Long

  Men, Voice, Sometimes

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• For me to speak out against the war in Iraq, you know - most of my fans are lefties anyway, so I don't really get much flack for it.

  Moby

  War, Iraq, Fans

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• If untimely death came only those who deserved that fate, Keturah, where would choice be? No one would do good for its own sake, but only to avoid an early demise. No one would speak out against evil because of his own courageous soul, but only to live another day. The right to choose is man's great gift, but one thing is not his to choose--the time and means of death.

  Martine Leavitt

  Mean, Fate, Men

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