Spencer Stone Quotes

When certain things reach a tipping point, and you know people's lives are in danger, you have to decide that it's time to speak up, and you have to say something loud and clear.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

I'm not a person that just supports an issue; I go out and work for it.

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.

If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'

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

Pearl Jam doesn't just sing about issues they care about. These guys walk it like they talk it.

I always feel compelled to lend my voice to things I strongly believe in.

You can't just sit around and make protest albums all your life; eventually it comes to the point where you have to do something.

When something isn't done, you want to do something about it.

If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you to speak out?

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

Years ago a friend and fellow writer, Nick Antosca, once made a remark about it being best not to threaten, but to simply act. An effective way of going about things, I think.

I've always been the most vocal person socially about things that I feel are important.

I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me.

If you've been around for thirty years posing moral judgments on politics and society, you've got to take a stand. You can't go waving your wooden sword forever.

At some point, Twitter hash tags are not enough. Eventually, you have to stand up.

There are so many causes that you care about, but one can't change or take on the world, so one has to really focus on where you feel you can - to use a very overworked phrase - truly try to do something to make a difference.

There's only so much I can do to effect change - and really, the thing that I can do that's most effective is to work and to do good work. That, I feel, is speaking out in its own way.

If you see harassment happening, speak up. Being harassed is terrible; having bystanders pretend they don't notice is infinitely worse.

Nothing will change unless you talk about it.

I believe in not sitting down and taking it easy.

I believe that my part to play in this world is stand-up.

The goal of Can't Do Nothing is to ask people, what matters for you? And whatever it is, what are you doing about it? How bad does it need to get before you take action?