Jim Webb Quotes

I have no regrets. I find everything happens for a reason and the reason why maybe this is happening is I won't take BS from anyone. And I think it's making me stand out on my own and be very independent and fight for what I believe in.

Baby," she says in a harsh whisper, "in this world, lots of people will try to grind you down. They need you to be small so they can be big. You let them think whatever they want, but you make sure you get yours. You get yours.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

I've learned to try to sustain myself by holding on to the integrity of who I am. I'm not talking big diva. I'm quiet. I'm shy. And I became stronger when I stopped trying to be the person they wanted me to be.

The song 'Wolf Eyes,' I wrote because I felt like I was such a kitten. I want to be more of a wolf. I want to be stronger and more independent. I sort of wrote the song for that.

It's important to keep your power and not give it up.

I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions, and myself.

I don't think circumstances change who you are as a person. I don't believe they change your values - unless you willingly would like them to.

You should lead your own life, do what you have to. If people recognize you, it gives you support. If they don't, how does it matter?

I've won; I've lost. I'm at the point where I do what I believe in and, win or lose, believe in what I do.

I focus my energy on what I believe in.

Certainly, if he still has himself, a man of understanding has lost nothing.

If someone is trying to stop you from enjoying your life by impeding on yours, and telling you that your life is not the right way, then by all means, I'm the first one to say, "Fight for your rights, fight for who you are and for what you believe in." But you better be the stronger person. Just be aware and attentive to everything that's happening in life and know that there are gonna be people that are going to stop you and going to enjoy stopping you from getting to your goals. But just continue to be strong and outwit them.

What I'm suggesting is, stand for yourself, be for something, and the hell with it. Because the hand-wringers and the editorialists and the sigh-and-pontificate crowd will be against you, whatever you do.

I'm super confident in who I am.

To all you men out there who want to use turning the other cheek as an excuse for your weakness... man up! Develop yourself to the point that you are powerful enough to face any conflict in your life head on and without trouble. Then, use your newfound confidence to avoid the conflict.

I don't want anyone to believe in me more than me.

Follow your path unapologetically. Be compassionate.

I have always been confident. I know my own mind, what I'm able to do. I will never sit down and dwell.

Many of us don’t realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives.

I know who I am. And after all these years, there's a victory in that.

Stay true to what you believe in and don't let people try to change that direction. Don't take no for an answer.

I'm not going to let other people set my limitations.