Censorship thrives in silence; silence is its aim.

“Medical studies have shown that cursing reduces levels of stress and pain. Repressing your anger is not healthy. It's much better to verbalize it,…

— Oliver Markus Malloy

“Censors don’t want children exposed to ideas different from their own. If every individual with an agenda had his/her way, the shelves in the…

— Judy Blume

Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

— Kathryn Bigelow

We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and needless censorship…

— Seth

When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he…

— Edward Albee

When there is official censorship it is a sign that speech is serious. Where there is none, it is pretty certain that the official…

— Paul Goodman

“I agree that it's a shame some books have to suffer ratings that clearly are invalid. However I can't think of a way to…

— Otis Y. Chandler

I think that, honestly, people's censorship issues are personal but I disagree with most of those personal choices that I see others make. You…

— Seth Rogen

Art made tongue-tied by authority.

— William Shakespeare

“The tendency to want what has been banned and therefore to presume that it is more worthwhile is not limited to such commodities as…

— Robert B. Cialdini

The only thing that is obscene is censorship.

— Anonymous

In a feature film, the question of censorship always comes up.

— Javed Jaffrey

“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

If no one speaks out for [young readers], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for required reading will be the…

— Judy Blume