Jennifer Granholm Quotes

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

Sometimes you do have to make your stand if you really want something.

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.

I stand up to people.

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.

What the American people want to see in their president is somebody who not necessarily can win every fight, but they want to see him stand up and fight for what he believes, take his case to the American people.

I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.

You don’t need more hearings. You need more gumption. You’ll be treated like office boys until you stand up and kick them [the Nixon White House] in the slats.

I always stand up for what I believe and what I want to.

I stand up for what is right even if it puts me in a political conundrum. Supporting Senator Sanders was one of those moments when the status quo said 'Uh uh, bad girl.'

When you make a stance, sometimes there are consequences.

I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.

We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely.

If there's a principle really worth sticking up for, I'll go the whole way.

Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

Sometimes you’ve got to do what is right even though it might be ahead of the people.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

I guess coming out against actual evil takes guts.

Sometimes you pay a price for standing up.

I don't fight for much, but when I fight for something, it's usually because I think I'm going to be right.

Courage doesn't come by doing what everybody else says. Courage does by what you know is right.