Harold Ford Jr. Quotes

My outspoken positions haven't always been popular in the halls of Congress, but they have been rooted in what I believed was right and necessary.

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.

All the evils of France have been produced less by the perversity of the wicked and the violence of fools than by the hesitation of the weak, the compromises of conscience, and the tardiness of patriotism. Let every deputy, every Frenchman show what he feels, what he thinks, and we are saved!

But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.

I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative.

If I sound political, it's because I am.

Today enormous effort goes into convincing the American public that we're just consumers of media manipulation and sound-bites and spin doctors. That we care only about ourselves, money, and stuff. That acting out of passion and conviction doesn't make a difference. But all history shows that it does.

I'm realizing this more and more that it's one thing to get involved with your own political beliefs and stand behind you believe in personally.

The American Government will be what we all make of it.

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

It was humbling to play Mark Ashton. He was a political activist and a humanist, and there is incredible conviction in his vision. But when you're telling a political story, humour is crucial; otherwise, it can be in danger of becoming a bit preachy, and the audience can feel like they've got an agenda coming full steam at them.

I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.

I stand up for what is right even if it puts me in a political conundrum. Supporting Senator Sanders was one of those moments when the status quo said 'Uh uh, bad girl.'

I'm not inherently the most politically or, like, socially conscious rapper, you know? You're not just going to wake up tomorrow and be Common.

My message to you is very clear: Wake up, America!

The big percentage is us, the real people, and we have to say something. You have to speak up. You have to.

It's my personal opinion, and I firmly believe, that it's important that I keep sports and politics separate.

I've been an activist since my late teens. I take this very seriously and try to use the gift that's been given to me - access to the media - as positively as I can.

I don't think any country is perfect. It's our responsibility to do the best we can do to change the things we don't like. I think that's part of social responsibility, and everybody is going to do that in their own way.

I have a vision of my country, and I cannot sit and watch things pass by.

Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

I have a clean conscience and ideals that I am willing to defend.

If you want to come fight the good fight to make a difference for people and to try to get the government back on track, where we govern from the middle and not from the extremes, then understand that it's a lonely road, and you're going to have a hard time.

Television has the power to push for change. We need to push it in that direction.