Speak Up Quotes

“A choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by one all go silent then all that will be left are the soloists.

Don’t let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes for poor harmony and diminishes the song.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

“It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“How should one keep a balanced spirit, if the standards in our lives and in the world are constantly reshuffled? Come rain or shine, let’s not fear our own shadow or desperately simmer down whistling in the dark, but let’s speak up and make our point, and comprehend ourselves in our surroundings, with our very own individuality. (“Was it all worthwhile?”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not.”
― Germany Kent

“We must all work in harmony with each other to stand up for what is right, to speak up for what is fair, and to always voice any corrections so that the ignorant become informed and justice is never ignored. Every time a person allows an act of ignorance to happen, they delay our progress for true change. Every person, molecule and thing matters. We become responsible for the actions of others the instant we become conscious of what they are doing wrong and fail to remind them of what is right.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Don't be afraid to speak out. Your human rights story could be the inspiration that opens the window to someone else's awakening. Let's draw open the curtains together.”
― Janine Myung Ja, Adoption Stories

“The fear of offense is a really small price to pay for freedom.”
― Andrena Sawyer

“What I'm realizing is that if you're quiet about the things that hurt you, people are only going to mistake your tolerance for permission.”
― Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

“She snapped," they said.
"Couldn't take it anymore."
"Reached her breaking point."
We should teach our girls that snapping is okay instead of waiting for someone else to break them.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Shout

“Scared of what people will think if you speak up?

Fear of being wrong is likely the fear of other people's judgement, which is actually your own self-judgement.

Can you love yourself even when you fail?
Can you have the courage to be wrong in the process of learning?”
― Benjamin Brown

“Speaking up is a skill; what, when and how to talk is an art.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, You By You

“Be a Reformer, Be a Rowdy!
Every inhuman that comes in your way,
Unarmed you set fire to their dormant humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“When someone commits an injustice in front of you,
Ask them 3 times nicely to make amends.
If they still carry on like prehistoric pricks,
It's time for you to take charge as their parents.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“I don’t understand someone like you! You let people create rumors about you! Yes, they set you up, but do you know who gave them the power to do that? You! And your silence! I don’t know who taught you this, but suffering in silence is no way to live, Amelia! How can anyone help you if they don’t even know something is wrong?”
― Eunice Amnell, The Pack Outcast

“No one should have to pass someone else's ideological purity test to be allowed to speak. University life- along with civic life- dies without the free exchange of ideas. In the face of intimidation, educators must speak up, no shut down. Ours is a position of unique responsibility: We teach people not what to think, but how to think. Realizing and accepting this has made me- an eminently replaceable, untenured, gay, mixed-race woman with PTSD- realize that no matter the precariousness of my situation, I have a responsibility to model the appreciation of difference and care of thought I try to foster in my students. If I, like so many colleagues nationwide, am afraid to say what I think, am I not complicit in the problem? [Lucia Martinez Valdivia]”
― Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure

“This is not about public speaking.
Public speaking is a middle-aged white guy standing in front of a podium, telling you details you don’t need to know about a topic you’re not all that interested in.

He thinks he’s funny.

His mustache is funny.

This is about finding your voice and using it fearlessly.”
― Jessica Doyle-Mekkes, I'm Speaking: Every Woman's Guide to Finding Your Voice and Using It Fearlessly

“Clear and honest communication will solve a plethora of problems in your life. Speak up.”
― Robin S. Baker

“The goal is that we need not to have a large audience to make a difference.
If you have a pen, use it to contribute towards the betterment of your society.
If you have a voice, speak your way through making a positive change in your environment.
If you have connections, use them to make a positive difference.
If you only have your family or friends, relay your message of change to them.
At times, you only need your good intention to make a positive contribution.
Don't wait to be famous to plant positive seeds in the society.
Start with the resources that you have today to cultivate positivity in your environment.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Delivering (again) is not going to quench discontent in your team, but it’s going to give everyone involved a chance to speak up, and that should push your management karma toward motivator and away from tyrant.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“Speak your truth

Being authentic
speaking your truth
living from heart
ALL are wonderful

Speak up
Speak clear
Speak honestly

Let your words flow freely
Let them go where they are most needed
Let them touch the hearts of many

Be a voice
Be heard
Be inspiring

Be you
through and through”
― Hazel Butterworth

“Freedom is as, Freedom does, take action.”
― Najah Roberts

“Conversations about things as important as one’s chaotic emotions come from trust and a proven record that the other person can handle it. The honest mirror of a connected partner is a valuable and powerful learning opportunity.”
― Donna Goddard, Circles of Separation: A Spiritual Fiction Series

“I don’t believe in lowering the pitch of a woman's voice so she can be heard on a microphone that was made for a man. I don't believe that the natural sound of a woman's voice makes her sound 'annoying' or 'unintelligent.' I do believe that all women are capable, by making small, specific changes, to speak in a way that both reflects who she is and commands a room.”
― Jessica Doyle-Mekkes, I'm Speaking: Every Woman's Guide to Finding Your Voice and Using It Fearlessly

“It took fifty years for me to release that pain and to honor the voice of the broken girl. I feel blessed to have found the words to tell this story, tough I don't recommend that anyone wait that long Pain is pain. Speak up. Tell your story." Ruth Behar, the author”
― Ruth Behar, Lucky Broken Girl

“The EEOC's promise to "prevent unlawful employment discrimination" remains gravely overdue. The needed changes to make government a "model employer" the EEOC refuses to pursue. To lift our communities from the depth of inequity, we must use our collective voices and #ExposeEEOC”
― Tanya Ward Jordan

“Our voices matter. God is listening to hear your voice. Your voice sounds different than all 8 billion other citizens in the world. He is a jealous God and can detect when you are sad or whether you are utilizing your voice for others.”
― Sandra E. Jackson, Daily Sprinkles of Wisdom : Biblically Based Devotions

“I write for a purpose.
I was born to use papers and books to speak up.
I was born to use my pen to defend my views and of those who are voiceless.
My pen is my sword.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“My pen is my sword.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“I was born to use papers and books to speak up.
I was born to use my pen to defend my views and of those who are voiceless.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Mindful silence adds purpose to words.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn