“Come Congressmen, Senators, please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall
For he who gets hurt will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside and it's ragin’.”

Song lyrics, The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964), The Times They Are A-Changin

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Karen Traviss British science fiction author

“Here I stand, feeling lost and so alone.
Take my hand; don't desert me now,
Please don't hurt me now.”

Tom Springfield (1934) English musician, songwriter and record producer

Song Walk With Me.

“Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.”

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker

“They [America] don't practice what they preach, whereas South Africa preaches and practices the same thing. I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.”

Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist

Oxford Union Debate (3 December 1964)

“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.
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“Cal, the world is full of gulpins who don't care who they hurt.”

Bernard MacLaverty book Cal

Source: Novels, Cal (1983), Ch.5 - p.144

“I think it's something that people don't think about. It's hot outside—your car is like a fishbowl. So the light comes in, and it gets trapped, and it gets really hot in there really quickly. If you see a dog in a hot car, and you think that he's in danger or that he's been there for a while, it's good to speak up… go into whatever businesses it's parked outside of, and just raise awareness about it.”

Krysten Ritter (1981) American actress

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