Samuel L. Jackson Quotes

No one who passively endures an injustice against himself has the material in him to struggle for the rights of others. The one who patiently forbears becomes an accessory to the injustice done to others. He who resists the injustice which he himself meets can open up the way to a higher right for others.

I hope my work inspires people to speak and to stand up together to make change. Big or small, it doesn't matter.

I will never forget that the only reason I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.

If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it.

Fighting injustice keeps you young.

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

It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately leads to change.

The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence.

When I see something wrong, I speak up.

Katie Otto goes after stuff she doesn't feel is right, and she stands up for it. I do that too, just kind of in a slightly kinder way because I'm from the South.

I always say, as an actress, I get to portray the human condition, but as an activist, I get to change the human condition.

When things are not fair, I speak my mind.

Given this platform of being an Olympic athlete, I think it's really important that we stand up for what we believe in, and we speak out against things that we think are wrong and injust.

When I see a blatant injustice, I can't keep quiet. I've been that way since I was a little kid.

There are people who can look out for other human beings; there are people who can speak up when something is not right and say, 'This is wrong, and something should be done.'

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.

I've always had a 'stand up for the people' type of personality.

While I am furious about injustice, I do what I do, fighting against it, out of a place of love.

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.

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

When one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. He might lose his life. But he's helping millions.

I need to take toward a lot of things that will refine me and make me better suited for leading anyone out of any place of injustice to a place of justice.

If you see something wrong, if you speak out...you can change it.

You're a coward if you don't stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.

Find something that matters deeply to you and pursue it. Question. Stand. Speak. Act. Make us uncomfortable. Make us think.