John Petrucci Quotes

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.

Each of us should choose which course of action we must take; education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes, but let it not be said that we did nothing.

There's two ways of working in Washington, ... One is to go along and get along. The other is to stand up for what you believe in.

I'll always push for what I believe in. That's what you're supposed to do. If you're an American, you're supposed to be part of the political process, especially if you've been denied it.

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.

I will continue to help the political causes I believe in in any way I can.

When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.

An excessive amount of my time is taken with political involvement. It's unavoidable; that's my temperament.

I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.

I put all my time into Indian rights, and I think this is something I know something about, and I think that my time is best spent insofar as my political views are concerned.

I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights.

You just have to find your activism, and don't let anyone tell you what that should look like. If you're doing the work, and you're getting someone to think, you're on the right path.

My grandfather, my grandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, they've always told me to stand up for what I believe in.

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

Truth and non-violence are not cloistered virtues but applicable as much in the forum and the legislatures as in the market place.

I feel like I've always had two selves - the part of me that makes films and the part of me that's political, and they haven't really connected that much. Alias Grace talks about things like class and immigration and women's rights, which felt really good. But especially now, there are pressing things to be said. It's a really scary time in the world. It's a very scary thing to have an American president who openly brags about assaulting women and is openly racist. This isn't a moment to be speaking in metaphors.

We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.

We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided! Let's fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us.

The highest form of patriotism is dissent.

Democracy is not what we hate the most and what we fear the most. We need to stand up.

I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable way for me to be political.

I'm a fighter. I am passionate about what I believe. I've been passionate my whole life about the American Constitution.

Whether it's right or wrong, fight for what you believe in.

Don't give up! I believe in you all. A person's a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!