Speak Quotes - Page 12

In other countries they speak of nobility and courtesy, in London they practise it.

Many years later, after Niemöller had been imprisoned for eight years in concentration camps as the personal prisoner of Adolf Hitler, he penned these infamous words: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionist, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew. And then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me.

He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.

Speak, speak, speak, & remember that whenever anyone's liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, & your place is where the attack is.

Never let anyone define you. You are the only person who defines you. No one can speak for you. Only you speak for you. You are your only voice.

However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.

If you cannot speak your brokenness, your brokenness will speak for you.

My opinion is that more languages you speak, better it is, but but when you come to America, you speak English.

The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.

Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly, 'for indeed the words we speak make shadows of what is to come, and by speaking them we bring them to pass, my king.

Timeless and versatile, Toasted Almond is an organic shade that speaks to authenticity and all that is natural.

It is the tyranny of hidden prejudices that makes us deaf to what speaks to us in tradition.

Satire is used for political purposes all the time, but obviously there's a time and a place. I think in the current climate, it can be very difficult to speak your mind, but sometimes, I believe, we're all in danger and I think this discussion needs to be widened.

You say, "Well, I am not going to be anyone's 'yes man.' If I see something wrong in a person, I'm going to warn others about it." Fine. But beware that what you are calling "courage to speak out" is not more truly a deception masking a rebellious, dishonouring attitude.

Now everyone has a license to speak, it’s a question of who gets heard.

It is the English-speaking nations who, almost alone, keep alight the torch of Freedom.

I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.

No matter what your cultural sophistication or what language you speak, everyone can understand images.

As an artist, everybody has the opportunity to celebrate and speak their truth.

You know just because the majority thinks something is right, doesn't make it right. So, that is up to us, the people that see the wrong, that see the injustice, that stay educated, stay informed, stay involved. And there's an old phrase 'the squeaky wheel, gets the oil.' Right now, our wheels aren't very squeaky; the other side, they're the ones making all the racket...We just have to get up, stand up, speak out, and don't be silent.

Silence is complicity. Speak now or surrender your ground.

When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

I believe that politicians should speak the truth all the time. Invariably there will be occasions when you make statements that are factually incorrect due to an error.

I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.

Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants.