Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for…

Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for…

— Arundhati Roy

When I'm there, it's pure silence. There are other writers there, too, and I get super competitive. I have this weird fear that some…

— Matt de la Pena

In the same way that Egypt and Libya conspired to 'disappear' my father and silence writers such as Idris Ali, they made me, too,…

— Hisham Matar

Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking. Pity…

— Khalil Gibran

“Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and…

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

“Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave and…

— Kahlil Gibran

I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard…

— Ulysses S. Grant

Social media has created a legion of social delinquents, billions of people speaking not their minds but their spleens, venting everything from the gum-cracking…

— Steven Weber

He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to a meeting of the…

— Maurice Ashley

My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for…

— Draymond Green

Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I think, broadly…

— Gary Johnson

“I am amazed at how being with him changes everything for me, socially speaking.”

— Cynthia Hand

“Why do we apologize for advocating for ourselves? Why do we apologize for taking up space that we are entitled to? Why do we…

— Elizabeth Tambascio

Professionally speaking, the proudest moment was when I booked the 'Human Stain.' I knew it had Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Gary…

— Wentworth Miller

If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to…

— Laurie Helgoe