Silenced Quotes

108 Silenced quotes by 96 unique authors

In the last analysis, human security means a child who did not die, a disease that did not spread, an ethnic tension that did not… — Mahbub ul Haq
The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for so long by… — Anne Fortier
A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone’s orders, directives, or controls; it does not… — Ayn Rand
False religion may prevail, iniquity may abound, the love of many may wax cold, the cross of Calvary may be lost sight of, and darkness,… — Ellen G. White
Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
The curse of death for disobedience has been silenced because, for believers, there is no longer any Law we have to obey to merit life.… — Elyse Fitzpatrick
There can only be one answer to this hideous act of jihad against the staff of Charlie Hebdo. It is the obligation of the Western… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Worship is the thank you that can't be silenced — Max Lucado
I don't mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn't a writer. I grew up… — Tayari Jones
Well, the tyranny of masculinity and the tyranny of patriarchy I think has been much more deadly to men than it has to women. It… — Eve Ensler
Never think that someone else knows what's best for you. Trust your way and don't ask for so much advice. Learn how to be quiet… — Maria Shriver
When a woman is exhorted to be compliant, cooperative, and quiet, to not make upset or go against the old guard, she is pressed into… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Never let your soul be silenced. Live life out loud. Every day tell your truth not with words but with actions from your heart. — Cory Booker
Genuine bravery for a writer... It is about calmly speaking the truth when everyone else is silenced, when the truth cannot be expressed. It is… — Murong Xuecun
Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time. I must continue to bear testimony to truth even… — Mahatma Gandhi
With the exception of the New York Times, Fox news, and Lou Dobbs of CNN, and talk radio, the rest of the mainstream media has… — Curt Weldon
For hours she had lain in a kind of gentle torpor, not unlike that sweet lassitude which masters one in the hush of a midsummer… — Edith Wharton
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 most… — Judy Blume
I am not scared, I will not be silenced, and I will continue to take to the streets and criticise any wrong doing that I… — Asmaa Mahfouz
The dioxin story is the story of how science has failed to provide us with answers, how corporations control policymaking and decisions in our society,… — Lois Gibbs
It is my responsibility to make sure that the fear is overcome… “This attack must instead free our speech about Islamic fundamentalism. We must not… — Marine Le Pen
The voice of woman has been silenced in the state, the church, and the home, but man cannot fulfill his destiny alone, he cannot redeem… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
I'm grateful that, after an early life of being silenced, sometimes violently, I grew up to have a voice, circumstances that will always bind me… — Rebecca Solnit
I refuse to be silenced. — Al Goldstein
The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority. — Paul Tillich

Who Wrote These Silenced Quotes

96 authors contributed a total of 108 Silenced Quotes, led by these top contributors: