Howard Thurman Quotes

Never let anyone silence your voice.

I think it is important to speak out.

When I got somethin' to say, I'll say it.

I will continue to be good but if people think I don't have a voice and that I don't take stand for myself, that's what I will do. I will show that I have another side to me.

Don't be afraid to speak out about what you're passionate about because your voice matters and your voice can, at the end of the day, make a difference.

I can't afford to be quiet all the time. I learned that.

Participation in and of itself is an act against hopelessness. Speaking up is a gesture against hopelessness.

In difficult times, it's important to speak up. We cannot change the past, but we can impact the future.

Be not scared to use your voice.

I finally reached the point where I knew I had to become involved or shut up.

Not being heard is no reason for silence.

Don't be afraid to speak up, because someone will be there for you.

Step forward, use your voice, get out in the world, and live!

The only way change will ever happen is if we speak up, and we have to know that it actually has an impact. Because we have a lot more power than we think we do, I think.

Everyone has power. But it doesn't help if you don't use it.

For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn't worth hearing, and I think everyone's voice is worth hearing. So if you've got something to say, say it from the rooftops.

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.

I think that everyone has the power to make a change in the world.

We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do.

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

I refuse to be silenced.

I feel like I have to have a voice.

We must say something, even when we know nothing.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.