Anupam Kher Quotes

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

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

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

I'm not afraid to use my platform. I don't want to preach to people; I just want to put my opinions across about things I feel strongly about.

I know I have a voice, and I want to use that voice as much as I can to bring things forward.

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.

I'm not out looking for a cause. They sort of find me or find my heart. But sure, there's always time for that. My big mouth can talk all the time.

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

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

I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.

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.

I know what my causes are. And I care about them, so I'd rather get out there and talk about them than just play it safe.

I got into this sport to make a statement.

You can't be dismissive of important things. You have to speak out, even if you don't get the results you would like to have.

Nothing will change unless you talk about it.

It is very important to be vocal about what you feel about a certain issue.

I'm not a celebrity, I'm an activist. The fact that when I see truth it's really hard for me to sit back and just allow it to happen in front of me on my clock makes me, a lot of times, a bad celebrity.

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

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

I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

A woman is more than the sum of her parts. So I had an opportunity to present some work at the White House. I chose not just to talk about the sky, the planet, love or heartache. I wanted to actually be there, to place a mark on that moment.

Back in those days we thought we could change the world.

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.