Standing Up For Yourself Quotes

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

It is better to die standing, than to live bending.

Nobody picks on a strong man.

First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they fight you. And then you win.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Women should not let anybody take them for a ride. If they face such things, they should talk about it.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right — for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be "damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

There are always more people to prove wrong.

The system did not want me to make 'Go.' And I sort of stood up to the system and made the movie I wanted to make, and the fact that I did that and I'm proud of the movie means I'm really proud of myself when I look back on that.

Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!

When I take good care of myself, it lifts my spirits, boosts my confidence, and makes me feel strong. When someone tries to throw me shade, it bounces right off. I look those haters straight in the eye, keep my chin up and shoulders back. Because I know I'm a fierce queen - and they know it, too.

When a guy knocks ya down, never get up unless he's gonna kill ya.

Never be bullied into silence.

I definitely think we paved the way for other girl groups. We did it very much on our own terms without kowtowing to all the men in the business or being told what to do by anyone. For that we feel very proud.

Other people will call me a rebel, but I just feel like I'm living my life and doing what I want to do. Sometimes people call that rebellion, especially when you're a woman.

Your silence will not protect you.

Actually... I'm starting a new thing and rebelling against ridiculously high heels. It's inhumane.

I've been booed on stages. I'm a little bit tougher than to walk off a stage because someone says something ugly.

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

One should never, ever remain silent for fear of complexity,

Don't let anyone keep you down for silly reasons such as who you are.

Some of my fans don't really like it when I respond to people who say things that are trying to be hurtful on social media. But I think it's kind of funny. There's a lot of things that make me laugh, that people would try and say those things. I mean, there's some that I can't even retweet or respond to just because of how bad it is.

When 'Siruthai' became a hit, there was suddenly a lot at stake. A lot of people were telling me what to do and what not to. But at some point, you realise that's not the way to go. Good or bad, you need to be making your own choices.

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.

I've been on the other end of sticky decisions, have been the 'B' side, but I never go in there thinking, 'Is this going to go against me?'