Barack Obama Quotes

I hope my work inspires people to speak and to stand up together to make change. Big or small, it doesn't matter.

You're a coward if you don't stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.

It's almost unbelievable where we are as a planet because people have been so afraid of rocking the boat, of putting forth what they really believe, and standing with people who need to be stood with.

I was accustomed to walking alone. I'd find other people who agreed with me, but they also said, "I wouldn't dare mention it." I was the only one who would say, "We've got to stand." And they said, "Well, yes. And after you make it safe, then I'll stand, too. But you have to make it safe."

If people are not listening to you as individuals, it's always good to get together and make a stand for something.

My spirit is as strong as ever. I'm still fighting to make the world a safer place, and you can, too.

You have to believe 100 percent in what you're doing, that some picture or some thing we do is going to change the world in some tiny, minute way.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it's like to be there.

I think that a lot of times people don't understand the bravery that's involved with the Me Too movement.

I feel like I would be a hypocrite not to use my platform to speak up for people who are facing oppression in this country. I did it and I still do it because I believe it's worth letting people know that if we do this together, if we stand up together we can make change.

I'm happy to see people being fearless and finally knowing that their voices mean something and that they stand for something.

You don't need role models to be part of a social movement as long as you care about the issues.

Whether you want to do a letter-writing campaign or a march or start a social media hashtag - whatever it is - know that there are people out there that are thinking exactly like you're thinking and are also afraid to take that next and very important step.

All I can hope for is to use my voice for things that I think matter and to stand up for what I believe in.

From my youngest brother to immigrant women to black queer folks, those are the people who keep me going. When I think about their various acts of courage, it reminds me that I am not alone and that we can do even more, and we deserve more, so we have to keep going.

Take a stand for what's right. Raise a ruckus and make a change. You may not always be popular, but you'll be part of something larger and bigger and greater than yourself. Besides, making history is extremely cool.

The world doesn’t need another opinion, they need another person taking action. So I take action because I see the call and respond.

To be courageous is to be a voice for the voiceless

We fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice.

There is a power that can be created out of pent-up indignation, courage, and the inspiration of a common cause, and that if enough people put their minds and bodies into that cause, they can win. It is a phenomenon recorded again and against in the history of popular movements against injustice all over the world.

Social change really cannot happen unless people are willing to take a risk, and they were. And I was so moved by that, and of course by the way that he spoke, that made a huge dent in my belief system and my spirit.

For some activists, politics has usurped the role that religion used to play as a source of meaning and purpose in our lives, and a way to find a community.

I would rather be alone and a loud voice for action than be silent.

You can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.