Speaking Up Quotes

...it only takes one voice, at the right pitch, to start an avalanche.

What good are words if no one believes them?

Rachel L. Schade

Let today mark a new beginning for you. Give yourself permission to say NO without feeling guilty, mean, or selfish. Anybody who gets upset and/or expects you to say YES all of the time clearly doesn’t have your best interest at heart. Always remember: You have a right to say NO without having to explain yourself. Be at peace with your decisions.

Stephanie Lahart

Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.

DaShanne Stokes

I am strong and human with a mouth that works like a man’s and a more intelligible brain, and I demand to be heard.

Caroline George

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.

Call Stella 'Trash Can Girl' again and I'll beat the h--- out of you. In fact, call her or anyone else anything ever again and I'll do the same. I'm done saying nothing. I'm done letting you treat people like crap. Do you hear me?

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