Melissa De Sousa Quotes

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!

Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever.

That was Dad. Don't take any dirt from anybody.

If a boy messes up, you walk away. If a boy isn't treating you right, you walk away. It sounds simpler than it is, but you can't allow yourself to be disrespected. You have to be a strong girl.

I'm trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that's not always necessary.

I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth.

I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

None of them going to treat me bad, honey, I'm too strict for that.

What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying 'no.' We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves.

I was afraid when I came to the Royal Ballet that it would be easy to have everyone walking all over me if I didn't stick up for myself.

You should always stand up for yourself.

I do not let anyone use me and throw me.

I am not ashamed to say I will speak up to defend myself.

You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

I have learned that it's OK for me to say no to things.

If you're not confident, people push you around. That's it. It's super-simple.

If you don't stand your ground, then all that happens is people push you backwards.

It doesn't matter how tall you are. You have to carve out space and hold your ground.

I always take pride in the fact that nobody can mess with me, and I never let anybody mess with me my entire life.

I am nice, yeah. I'm cool. But I'm no push-over. And if someone gets one over on me, they've done it when my eyes were closed, and it doesn't happen twice.

You are an exceptional, talented, and brilliant young woman. Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you’re less. Do not ever let anyone make you feel invisible. Do not let anyone—not even a teacher who constantly sends you for coffee—push you around.

A little sturdiness when superiors are much in the wrong sometimes occasions consideration. And there is truth in the old saying that if you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you.

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.