Earl Butz Quotes

We need to stop saying we can't rock this boat when it needs to be rocked.

When I see something messed up, I'm going to challenge it.

America needs to be challenged.

If you're quiet, and you don't speak out, you're never going to get anything accomplished.

Politics was put in front of me. I do politics because it's the vehicle for change and because I happen to be good at it... I had this sort of calm fearlessness, that some would call foolishness.

When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.

Sail against the wind.

I’m in politics to speak up for a Canada that takes risks, that stands up for what’s right. A Canada that leads.

If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

Mr. Roosevelt … isn’t afraid of the newspapers, he isn’t afraid of losing his place, and he is always ready for a fight. He keeps civil-service reform before the people and … his aggressiveness is a great factor in a good cause.

I push reforms. I tell the truth to people, even when it's tough for the country.

Sometimes you got to mess stuff up to get change going.

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.

You have to be very vocal about being willing to fight anyone.

You have to be a part of the conversation if you want to change the conversation.

We need to be brave and tell the politicians what a better future could be.

Find something that matters deeply to you and pursue it. Question. Stand. Speak. Act. Make us uncomfortable. Make us think.

I'm an advocate for change and eager to break a little glass when needed.

We will meet our challenges head on and we will do it by rejecting the politics of mediocrity and corruption. You voted for change; I intend to deliver it. ... I will govern as a reformer.

Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.

Leaders need the courage to acknowledge when something isn't working.

They've picked their heads up off the ground, and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders.

Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down." --From My Brother Martin, by Christine King Farris

There is no movement without the first follower. See, we are told that we all need to be leaders but that would be ineffective. The best way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow.