Luvvie Ajayi Quotes

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Speaking truth to power is never going to be easy.

Telling the truth -- telling thoughtful truths -- should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are. But I think if more of us chose to do this for the greater good, we'd be in better spaces than we are right now.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

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.

I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up.

I've done truth to power all my life. It's got me into trouble, but who cares?

I feel the weight of just telling the truth. There really is no weight to telling the truth. It's a little scary sometimes, but if you tell the truth, you don't have to be looking over your shoulder.

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

We have to speak truth to power.

But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.

You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.

Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it.

When you get people standing up saying, 'I'm going to just tell the truth; what do we have to fear?,' it encourages others, and it creates a counterresponse.

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is doing a public service.

We have to say what we believe... whether it's popular or not.

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

I will tell the truth wherever I please.

The whole 'Melrose' series is an attempt to tell the truth, and is based on the idea that there is some salutary or liberating power in telling the truth.

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.