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You Had Better Make Some Noise: Words to Change the World

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A timeless collection of quotations by visionaries who have been catalysts for change - through the ages and across the globe

You Had Better Make Some Noise brings together the words of social activists, revolutionaries, artists, writers, musicians, philosophers, politicians, and more - galvanizing us all to do the same. Familiar figures - Thomas Paine to Bertrand Russell, Augustine to Gloria Steinem, Harvey Milk to Ai Weiwei, James Baldwin to Margaret Mead - are joined by a chorus of voices that have made their own indelible marks on the legacy of protest and progress.

"When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?" Nelson Mandela asked that question, and this positive and reinforcing book urges us to heed the call.

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2018

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1,955 reviews45 followers
June 21, 2020
These quotes are a call to arms. VOTE, protest, do not be quiet or complacent when the world is so in need of revolution!
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May 31, 2018
I used to be one of those people who would mock inspirational quotes but over the past few years I’ve grown to love them. This is a wonderful collection of quotes around to topic of politics, protest, and making the world a better place. I think it’s timely given the state of the world right now.

This was a super quick read but I can see it being a book that I come back to again and again. It filled me with hope and made me feel like maybe we have a chance.

(This would make an awesome grad gift for high school or university students.)
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42 reviews
June 3, 2018
Easy to read quotes. Finished in a day.
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July 5, 2018
Powerful, hopeful and inspiring. I'll keep it within reach all day every day.
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22 reviews4 followers
October 19, 2019
Although being a 190+ paged book, this is a very very quick read because it just contains the quotes.

This review is spoiler-free...

This book consists of quotes and can be read within less than 10 min because each page consist of one quote and sometimes two pages combined come with one quote. The quotes are in bold fonts with a combination of Yellow/ Black/ White background. This book is a tear type edge book, So if we like any quote, we can tear it from book easily.

Now when it comes to quote, all the quotes are from leaders who were used at the time of revolutions. So these are good quotes many are inspirational too but all were themed around the revolution.

This was 3 star for me only because of the theme of the quotes. These were good one though but not as per my taste. But never know maybe 5 star for you.
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1,144 reviews11 followers
August 3, 2018
Short book full of inspirational quotes - timely in this "Season of Resistance"!
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21 reviews17 followers
September 8, 2018
It was a quick read!
One Quote liked- "Wait" has almost meant "Never"- Martin Luther King JR.
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899 reviews10 followers
August 7, 2019
The book had interesting quotes and saying from famous figures that really resonates with the world today. It's one of the fascinating quote book I have read.
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179 reviews13 followers
September 4, 2019
Greatttttt little book. You can read it in thirty minutes. Front to back. Very inspirational!!!
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148 reviews1 follower
October 6, 2019
Extremely quick read with highly relevant quotes selected for our times, on: prejudice, inequality and the responsibility to act, as an individual. ✊
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January 16, 2022
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It's very motivational, the typography is nice, and the quotes are by truly important people.
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July 20, 2023
Love the way quotes presented and really interconnected with current situation, a lesson to be learned and learned.
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October 12, 2023
It's great book for students it's give self motivational to them and also help them to build concentration
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127 reviews9 followers
December 7, 2019
Inspiring words, great design, and loved that you can pull out some of the pages to keep them with you!
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