Lynn Nottage Quotes

It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support.

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

My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.

If we sit by and become complacent and put our heads in the sand, we're complicit.

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

Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act.

We have got to stop being a society that turns our heads and looks the other way.

When I see something wrong, I speak up.

I have no love for those who consider themselves 'good people' but stand idly by as the world crumbles around them. It's not enough to personally not do damage. If you're present as someone else destroys what's around you and you do nothing, you helped them.

Passivity is a tacit endorsement of evil we are too afraid to oppose actively.

To be silent is to be complicit.

If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity.

I finally reached the point where I knew I had to become involved or shut up.

Truth to tell, we are all criminals if we remain silent.

Every generation is confronted anew with the task not to look the other way when injustice occurs. ... Everyone is responsible for what he does and co-responsible for what he lets happen.

Passivity is the same as defending injustice.

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

I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.

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

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

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

Silence is complicity. Speak now or surrender your ground.

If we don't bear witness as citizens, as people, as individuals, the right that we have had to life is sacrificed. There is a silence, instead of a speaking presence.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

We should not label people who speak up, because it should not be the exception - it should be the norm. When you see something wrong, you speak up.