“Courage is standing up for what you believe in. There are so many people who aren't willing to stand up. You've got to fight.”
Howard Stern, What I've Learned, Esquire Magazine (January 2006)
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“Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”
Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet
in Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou (2014), p. 68
“Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone.”
Sophie Scholl (1921–1943) White Rose member
This source is disputed as it does not cite an original document for the quote. The correct author is Suzy Kassem.
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“Stand up for the 70% of Americans who aren't crazy.”
Bill Maher (1956) American stand-up comedian
New Rule: Float Like Obama, Sting Like Ali (2009)
Context: Mr. President, there are some people who are never going to like you. That's why they voted for the old guy and Carrie's mom. You're not going to win them over. Stand up for the 70% of Americans who aren't crazy.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
Talk to schoolchildren in Oyster Bay, Christmastime (1898) http://www.trsite.org/content/pages/speaking-loudly, as quoted in The Bully Pulpit : A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations (2002) by H. Paul Jeffers, p. 22 <br class="br">1890s
“Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Get Up, Stand Up, Burnin (1973), cowritten with Peter Tosh.
Song lyrics
Source: Bob Marley - Legend
