Before I speak up in a meeting, I ask myself if my contribution is really unique value-added (versus another opinion on a well-aired subject).
"You know, I see not everyone speak up, so I need to stand up for myself 'cause I see myself in there, I see trouble in there, " said Tong, who was a sophomore at the time of the incident.
But they simultaneously taught me that I had a right to speak up for what I believed and to defend my choices.
But we weren't winning, and we weren't doing well off the field, so I had to speak up.
Like Freeland, I hope many others will speak up on how to best save the middle class in America.
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"I don't mind that they make fun of me, but I thought it was important to speak up for those who don't have a voice and don't have a job, " he said.
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So with that, I think before we open it up, I think both Jeff and Mike can speak in some greater detail about the political and economic aspects of the trip.
"I am convinced that in one month when I meet up with the squad for the first time, I will be able to speak English, " Capello explained.
If one has to choose, though, I'm going to use this opportunity to speak up for Sylvestor McCoy.
"I had taken the precaution of writing out what had happened in case my throat swelled up so much I couldn't speak, " she said.
To the extent that there are features of student culture that strike you as less than ideal, I urge you to face up to them, speak openly about them, and have the courage to visualize a change.
So if somebody wants directions to somewhere, I can go help them look it up and then speak the directions to them.
Then, when I was evacuated to Wales during the war, we spoke it virtually all the time because my aunt didn't speak much English, so I had to pick it up very quickly.
So you guys, as I always say to the young women who come -- speak up.
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And so for - as a Mexican American, looking at what's happening with Cuban Americans, even though I grew up in Florida, I know I can only speak from my perspective historically here, just from my contact with my friends there.
In the weeks leading up to the event, I had an opportunity to speak with featured WIE Symposium panelist Liya Kebede (model, actress, fashion designer, and activist whose charity, The Liya Kebede Foundation, works toward ensuring maternal health and saving the lives of women and children around the world) about the women that have inspired her and her thoughts for the next generation of women leaders.
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When I speak at business lunches or dinners, the subject of alcohol invariably comes up.
In June I was invited to speak at the state securities regulators annual conference and advise regarding ramping up scrutiny of pensions at this time.
"My job is to stand up and speak out on behalf of children and to do that I use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, " he said.
If you are old enough to remember, when Ronald Reagan gave his first State of the Union, The Gipper, the old actor, stood up and appeared to speak for almost an hour, or so I recall.
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