Ehud Olmert Quotes

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.

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

We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity.

I don't think of myself as a rebel; I just say what I think.

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

Most people get scared away from having an opinion. It's not so much my opinions everybody relates to, it's that I don't care about being punished for it.

If we do not speak with our own opinion, we prevaricate with God and our conscience.

People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.

If I think something is wrong, I'm going to say it.

I always believe in truth. Sometimes I know truth others don't. That puts me in a little bit of jeopardy sometimes.

I think I'd rather tell the truth and say what I believe in and make people unhappy than sort of pretend to think something else to accommodate them and try to be liked. That's just the way it goes and I don't think I'm any great champion of anything, but if they're going to put me on a show, I'm going to say what I think.

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.

When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.

But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.

If you speak your mind and if it is true what you're saying, then I think the integrity of what you're saying carries through.

Truth is the most bitter to accept, swallow and digest it. The moment you speak truth, you lose your popularity. But I don't care.

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that. But I'm going to be honest. I'm going to continue to speak my mind, and that's who I am.

If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it.

I'm going to be as sincere as I can in delivering the message I think is right. If people agree, great, and if they don't, I did my best.

America needs some honest men who dare to say what they think, not what they think people want them to think.

Speaking truth to power is never going to be easy.

Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary.