Quotes by Soapbox For the most part, I don't like people who soapbox. Art Alexakis soapboxpeople There's no such thing as going to a soapbox and saying, 'The government's corrupt,' and not having the intelligence service see your face. In the digital world, that can be done. Bill Gates soapboxintelligence-servicesgovernment My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox. Carl Hiaasen soapboxhumouranger I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know what works for me. Cate Blanchett soapboxsittingshould I'm not going to get on any anti-corporation soapbox to an extreme level. DJ Shadow soapboxcorporationslevels I'm Irish, yeah, but I don't need to get up on a soapbox about it. Dylan Moran soapboxget-upneeds I've never been one to get up on a soapbox and preach. I just live my life the way I live my life. Ingrid Michaelson soapboxliving-my-lifeway I think cinema should provoke thoughts, sure, but using it as I soapbox I think is the wrong place. Jeremy Renner soapboxcinemathinking One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want to alienate readers. John Grisham soapboxwantwatches I've always liked what Thomas More said in Utopia, which is that in Utopia every person is allowed their own lifestyle and religion but no one is allowed to stand on a soapbox and tell others that theirs is right. I thought that was brilliant. Brilliant. Jude Law soapboxutopiabrilliant I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes. Laurell K. Hamilton soapboxaffection I don't profess to be a healer, a minister, a priest. I feel as an entertainer I can do more good for the world than I would if I were a soapbox orator or a self-made politician. Liberace soapboxselfworld If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win. Mel Brooks soapboxdictatorwinning The use of violence in movies is a subject that's worth addressing. I'm not standing on a soapbox or wagging a finger, but I'm interested in those subjects for sure. Naomi Watts soapboxviolenceuse I want young people to ask me if I'm serious. Our young people have been lied to and misled for so long. When I stand on this soapbox, I want young people to ask me that because once they know I'm serious, they'll be willing to ride with me. Nate Parker soapboxlongpeople Movies can be effective in influencing people to think in ways they might not otherwise be exposed to. Social commentary in films is most effective when you're not aware of a soapbox. Making the point without force-feeding the audience is the most desirable approach. Walter Koenig soapboxpeoplethinking
