Marian Anderson Quotes

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

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

Awareness without action is worthless.

If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our duty to prevent it and to damn the consequences.

I've always believed that talking about something is not the same as doing something about it.

If not me, who? And if not now, when?

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and standing up and going and accomplishing something.

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

Decent people can stand against mountains of power and move those mountains for the betterment of their children.

Don’t tell me that it is tough. It is at least as tough as you think it is. But what is the alternative? It is to do nothing?

Sacrifice is putting country before party and principles before politics. It is not defending the indefensible, protecting the powerful, or staying silent in the face of injustice just because you'd like to keep your job.

It is our responsibility, but not burden, to be champions.

If you want something to actually happen, just voting isn't enough.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

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

Be a doer and not a critic.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

I think a lot of young people have incredible ideas and incredible insights, but sometimes they wait before they go give their life to something. What I did was just to start a little earlier.

I believe you have to make things happen.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.