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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.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Steven E. ★★★★★

Flipping through this between chapters of my current read, and the sheer range of voices—from ancient thinkers to modern activists—makes it perfect for a five-minute dose of perspective. The layout is clean enough that each quote gets room to land, which matters in a collection like this.

Ella T. ★★★★★

Got this for my coffee table and I've already flipped through it twice—the mix of voices across eras keeps pulling me back in. It's the kind of book that makes you want to underline everything, and the selection feels genuinely global, not just the usual suspects.

Ava Y. ★★★★★

The layout is gorgeous—each quote gets room to breathe, so it feels like a gallery walk rather than a cramped anthology. I’ve already dog-eared half a dozen pages for when I need a jolt of resolve before a tough conversation.