Speaks Out Quotes - Page 4

• I've never met a girl who thinks like you." "A lot of people tell me that," she said, digging at a cuticle. "But it's the only way I know how to think. Seriously. I'm just telling you what I believe. It's never crossed my mind that my way of thinking is different from other people's. I'm not trying to be different. But when I speak out honestly, everybody thinks I'm kidding or playacting. When that happens, I feel like everything is such a pain!

  Haruki Murakami

  Girl, Pain, Believe

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• Even though it hurt, there are kinds of pain you couldn't speak out loud.

  Jodi Picoult

  Hurt, Pain, Kind

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

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  The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

  Jane Goodall

  Inspirational, Motivational, Animal

  FaceBook post by Dr. Jane Goodall from Aug 26, 2016

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• Many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it. However, that is the point: They whisper. They daren’t confide in each other, not knowing whom to trust; they are scared to speak out, in case their suspicions are true and their families are targeted. Yes, Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion: Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear.

  J. K. Rowling

  Clever, Knowing, Games

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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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• It was a pity that people did not risk enough to speak out in behalf of one another's happiness and their own.

  Louis Zukofsky

  People, Risk, Pity

  Louis Zukofsky (1961). “It was”

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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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• 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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• 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 have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible. But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.

  Hans Rosling

  Sleep, Night, Thinking

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Those special people who speak out in such a way as to shake up not only the self-assurance of their enemies, but the complacency of their friends, are precious catalysts for change.

  Howard Zinn

  Self, Catalyst For Change, Ideas

  Howard Zinn (2010). “You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times”, p.33, Beacon Press

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• Hate can only exist where people refuse to speak out against it.

  Yasmine Galenorn

  Hate, People, Refuse

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• Gerti didn’t ask for help.” Miri swallowed and tried to calm her quavering voice. “It was my fault.” “So it was. Now you all have learned that those who speak out of turn choose punishment for themselves and anyone they speak to.” “So if I speak to you, Tutor Olana, will you get the lashes?

  Shannon Hale

  Punishment, Voice, Faults

  Shannon Hale (2010). “Princess Academy”, p.46, A&C Black

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• I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.

  Lance Bass

  Careers, Enough, Mass

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• If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love.

  Saint Augustine

  Faith, Inspiration, Catholic

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