Jurnee Smollett Quotes

Not being heard is no reason for silence.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn't worth hearing, and I think everyone's voice is worth hearing. So if you've got something to say, say it from the rooftops.

There are so many people who will try and make you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and I've learned how important it is to use your voice.

I feel like I have to have a voice.

My voice is not going to be silenced by anybody.

When I got somethin' to say, I'll say it.

I learned early on - I can go to a shoot, and they will put anything they want to put on me, and I'll look like an idiot because I didn't say I don't like it. It's OK to have an opinion.

I can't afford to be quiet all the time. I learned that.

For me, speaking my mind is a big part of my life, and I encourage other people to do that as well.

I believe in voicing out your opinions.

Be not scared to use your voice.

I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced

You gotta say what you say, Don't let anybody get in your way...

I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.

I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'

Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.

I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn't bad - different is just different!

I have a mouth and I'm not afraid to use it.

I realized that if I don't like something, I can change it. If I don't feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it's not cool.

I think it is important to speak out.

I will continue to be good but if people think I don't have a voice and that I don't take stand for myself, that's what I will do. I will show that I have another side to me.

I learned that you should never be afraid to speak your mind especially when you know it's right.

Fight for what you believe in, speak your mind, and don't be afraid.

I think the best thing is having a voice and being able to give people a different perspective and a different opinion and voice my emotions and how I feel. To be heard by people, it feels good.