Adam Rippon Quotes

Let us seize the special opportunity that is ours to act boldly and decisively at a time when the eyes of our fellow citizens, both present and future, are upon us.

Any reaction is better than none.

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

Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.

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

Inaction may be the biggest form of action.

Pearl Jam doesn't just sing about issues they care about. These guys walk it like they talk it.

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything.

And whenever I'm in a situation where I'm wearing the same as 600 other people and doing the same thing as 600 other people, looking back, I always found ways to make myself different, whether it be having a red lining inside of my jacket, having red shoes, it hasn't changed.

Really, running an underdog, insurgent political campaign against an opponent many folks think can't be beat, and going out and meeting folks and talking about your ideas for America and Washington, is a lot of fun and a real privilege.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

A woman is more than the sum of her parts. So I had an opportunity to present some work at the White House. I chose not just to talk about the sky, the planet, love or heartache. I wanted to actually be there, to place a mark on that moment.

Years ago a friend and fellow writer, Nick Antosca, once made a remark about it being best not to threaten, but to simply act. An effective way of going about things, I think.

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

In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.

I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

You will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.

Action is eloquence

Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did.

There are so many causes that you care about, but one can't change or take on the world, so one has to really focus on where you feel you can - to use a very overworked phrase - truly try to do something to make a difference.

I dyed my hair this crazy red to bid for attention. It has become a trademark, and I've got to keep it this way.

There's only so much I can do to effect change - and really, the thing that I can do that's most effective is to work and to do good work. That, I feel, is speaking out in its own way.

I always think about the first day I came to FCW at the time. I remember walking in, and I had sparkly-sequin UGG boots on, sparkly-sequin jacket on, and matching sequin backpack.

More people should stand up and not be afraid to do things that mean something to them.