Chris Harrison

Not to get too deep, but I was brought up by these women who if you wanted to label them, maybe they were feminists, but you know what? They never asked for that or wanted it and they never got up on a soapbox and spoke about it, they just did it. They did their work, they did their jobs, they were who they were.

American Entertainer

Casey Affleck

I believe veganism can be beneficial for the individual and the world, and of course the animal, but belief is like laying in the dark with someone and telling them you love them and hearing nothing back. So I've never had the confidence to get on a soapbox and tell someone else what to do.

American Actor

Bruce Springsteen

I don't like to write rhetorically or get on a soapbox. I try to make the stuff multi-layered, so that it always has a life outside its social context. I don't believe that you can tell people anything; you can only draw them in.

American Musician

Bill Gates

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.

American Businessman

Nick Offerman

I'm enjoying the opportunity that 'Parks And Recreation' affords me to exploit my own soapbox agenda, which is to try to encourage people to make things with their hands.

Chris Gethard

I have no desire to get on a soapbox or be preachy. I don't think comedy needs to be 'brave' or 'important.

Lena Waithe

I don't like beating people on the head with the message. I don't like standing on the soapbox.

American Actress

Mel Brooks

If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.

American Comedian

Dylan Moran

I'm Irish, yeah, but I don't need to get up on a soapbox about it.

Irish Comedian

Art Alexakis

For the most part, I don't like people who soapbox.

Originally, speakers used actual soap crates as stands for public speaking, hence the term 'soapbox.'

Historical Roots

A 'soapbox' can be any temporary platform used for making an impromptu speech.

Literal Use

Sometimes 'soapbox' is used figuratively to mean taking a stance on issues publicly.

Figuratively Speaking

In modern speech, 'soapbox' metaphorically suggests speaking out strongly on issues.

Metaphoric Platform

'Soapbox' conveys emotion; it shows the speaker is passionate about the topic.

Emotional Expression

Using a 'soapbox' can be viewed negatively; it might seem like preaching or lecturing.

Not Always Welcome

 world you realize you have to lay yourself vulnerable to the world and ask for help and you become much less fearful in the world and so I think the country would be and if our country is different the world would be a different place much less fearful place but so for me travel that's my soapbox and for me

On the Road With Andrew...

 in local places but nationwide, a concerted effort to revive a face-to-face set of ways to engage and outdoor shows in which candidates and their causes are mocked and praised in broad satirical style; soapbox speeches by citizens;