Speaking Out – Quotes

Everyone has freedom to

Everyone has freedom to say whatever they want to say. I think it takes a stronger person to hold their tongue as opposed to speaking out. Evander Holyfield

Whenever I talk about being a feminist or speaking out for equality, it’s also about the idea that men are treated with respect. It’s not just about treating women like people and not abusing them. You also can’t abuse men and you can’t say things like, ‘Oh, he was just a man. He didn’t know … Read more

When you’re fighting for

When you’re fighting for social justice, one of my biggest pet peeves is speaking out of ignorance. Eva Longoria

I’m not violent, I

I’m not violent, I don’t believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance. Eva Gabrielsson

Anyone who’s making a

Anyone who’s making a huge impact or speaking out about what they believe in or who’s brave enough to be themselves is a superhero to me. Emma Stone

I get a lot

I get a lot of people that are thanking me for speaking out about certain issues. I get people telling me, “If you don’t like it here, then there’s plenty of other countries to go to,” which is hilarious to me. I don’t take anything personal. A lot of people are blinded by their love … Read more

There have been so

There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from speaking out to defend a controversial opinion. Deborah Rhode

There was this moment

There was this moment in 2003 when I was asked to do a fundraiser for someone who was speaking out against the Iraq war when nobody was. I said, I will do a fundraiser for that guy. And then my friend John Hall, from the band Orleans…He ran for Congress in my district and won. … Read more

I am really glad

I am really glad women are speaking out. Danielle Brooks

Sarah Palin is speaking

Sarah Palin is speaking out about the oil spill. She said, I’m not kidding, we should ask the Dutch for help with the spill because the Dutch have the world’s best dikes. So let me get this straight. It is OK to cover lesbians in oil but you just can’t let them get married. Craig … Read more