Morris Gleitzman Quotes

I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power.

There is a value in taking a stand whether or not anybody may be noticing it and whether or not it is a risky thing to do.

I feel like I'm always on the right side of wrong and trying to shout out for the underdog.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

If you step out and do what you feel is right... and you're not attacking a person, and you're attacking a process, and you're attacking the status quo... and if somebody wants to hold a grudge against me, that's on them. It's not on me, and I'm going to do what I think is right.

Katie Otto goes after stuff she doesn't feel is right, and she stands up for it. I do that too, just kind of in a slightly kinder way because I'm from the South.

We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely.

I've always had this sense of justice - I get that from my mom, for sure. When you see stuff that's wrong, it's just wrong, man. You gotta point that out.

I think it's so important for somebody like me to stand up for the things I believe in and speak up on things I don't think are right.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.

Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

We've always been a band that stood up for what we thought was right.

When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it.

Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.

You do what you think is right and let the law catch up.

A man must have guts enough to fall out even with his friends .... The only way to play politics is not to play politics.

Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

Sometimes you’ve got to do what is right even though it might be ahead of the people.

If my doing the right thing will cost me my seat, they can take this job and shove it.

I guess coming out against actual evil takes guts.