Minds Quote by Arundhati Roy

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