Seth Godin Quotes

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.

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."

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

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

I speak up when it's needed.

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

On one hand, I am very pessimistic, but on the other hand, if I didn't believe that speaking up would do something, I wouldn't have spoken.

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

Most of the time we do nothing, myself included, I think the lesson I learned from [playing humanitarian Tessa in The Constant Gardner] is that a lot of drops make up an ocean. If people would stand up and say what they believe in maybe we can make a difference. Helping one person is better than nothing. Just do something.

I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference.

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

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

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

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

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.

I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.

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

If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.

I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it.

I hope I don't have to buck the system. But if it requires bucking, I will do it.

If I get incensed about some injustice, you can't make me - I will not just going to sit at my desk, at my computer all the time. I - I might want to march out on that.

When I see something that's wrong, I just speak and act first and I'll take the consequences later.

To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men.