Stand Up For Yourself Quotes

“If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we're not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?”
― Katie McGarry, Dare You To

“Formal education teaches how to stand, but to see the rainbow you must come out and walk many steps on your own.”
― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power

“By taking up space, standing up for ourselves, and reassessing a future with crystal-clear perspectives, we gain clarity and make room for self-care, well-being, and joy. (“The Infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Stand up for yourself.
Never give any one permission to abuse you.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.”
― Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

“I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to wish for a perfect life. the things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down. I'm choosing to stand up taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I can guarantee you I'll never stay on the ground.”
― Colleen Hoover, Hopeless

“The victim inside us all ceases when we stand up in opposition of that which oppresses or intimidates us. Something powerfully intrinsic happens when the courage to no longer be silent awakens within us and we are compelled to confront our problems rather than cower to them. The things that torment us thrive on our hushed fears and insecurities and they are made powerless by a resilient voice; An inner voice that says...“No More!” ~ Jason Versey”
― Jason Versey, A Walk with Prudence

“Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone. Stand up for truth, regardless of who steps on it.”
― Suzy Kassem

“I have faced bullying before. Not in high school. Not in any school but when I published my now bestselling book series as an indie author back in 2010 through 2012 and became a target for indie publishing, especially in YA because I stood by Amazon self-publishing versus the traditional publishers. How I dealt with it? I kept doing what I love - writing and publishing, and giving my readers what they love. Indie publishing took off soon afterwards and now it is a valid and more desirable way to publish books. So the lesson learned is...don't let bullies stop you from doing what you love and from keeping you from giving your readers the books they love to read from you." - Kailin Gow in a National Radio Interview.”
― Kailin Gow

“Let us be certain of who we want to be. Let us choose for ourselves our path in life, and let us try to strew that path with flowers.”
― Émilie Du Châtelet

“And listen to me: what you’ve done here carries power with it, of a different sort. Don’t let Solya take all the credit, and don’t be shy of using it.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“Empowered Women 101: Forgive yourself for having chosen to expose yourself to people who don't care about your feelings and help others to do the same. Enjoy life! It is as simple as changing your focus or perspective when you start thinking about people from the past who hurt your feelings. Eventually, you will forget about those types of people because your time and attention will be taken up by more positive things/people/events/activities etc. When you understand how much time is wasted trying to make people see you, understand you, respect you, value you, like you or agree with you...life becomes a pointless negative fight for validation that will drain your happiness. You are worth more than the indifference, inattention or crumbs people throw you. You are a queen that demands respect and God will bring the right person into your life to make you forget why you ever wasted your time on nothing important.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Silence is the most expensive to buy.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“Not after one month, not after one week, not after one day, not after one hour, not even after one minute, only after one second is the best time for a defeated person to stand up and fight for his future victory!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Tell your story even if you have a small audience.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“You give numerous second chances to the undeserved, but start judging yourself in your very first legitimate failure. Why such discrimination?”
― Hiral Nagda

“Society teaches us to fall in line and be grateful even in times of injustice. It'll feel almost alien when you start speaking up but standing up for yourself is always the right thing to do.”
― Torron-Lee Dewar

“Don't let anyone tell you who you are--you have to have a bigger idea of who you are than how society sees you.”
― Julie Lythcott-Haims, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult

“Mr. DuBois, you are a rehearsal accompanist. I do not pay you for your musical interpretation.' The impresario marched down the aisle and stood in the middle like the commander of a mutinying ship.
'No, Mr. Ziegfeld. I'm not. I'm a songwriter. My songs are a damn sight better than this garbage.'
One of the midwestern chorus girls gasped.
'Forgive my language,' Henry added.”
― Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams

“Stand alone with no shame.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“I don’t understand someone like you! You let people create rumors about you! Yes, they set you up, but do you know who gave them the power to do that? You! And your silence! I don’t know who taught you this, but suffering in silence is no way to live, Amelia! How can anyone help you if they don’t even know something is wrong?”
― Eunice Amnell, The Pack Outcast

“Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!”
― Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

“The only way he knew how to conquer the demon, was by confronting it.”
― Shad'e Zuiweta

“Know when to say ‘no.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“I'm so sick and tired of leeches; blood sucking individuals with no remorse. It's now time to cut them off and get rid of them from my life. The hungry consultants, unscrupulous professional advisors, fake friends, dubious investors, bogus business partners, self-anointed good-soil for seed ministries, selfish relatives and those who feel I don't deserve!”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Your father didn't raise me out of the gutter but lifted me off a road. A road I chose of my own volition, taking my own path." He didn't need to know the details, and Rosamund was certain Jacopo wasn't about to enlighten him. Drawing herself up, her chocolate eyes flashed. "And yes, I am Lady Blithman and as such, I take my responsibilities to the name, and my staff and my friends, very seriously. You're right. This is nothing to do with Mr. Lovelace, and everything to do with my duty to those who need me.”
― Karen Brooks, The Chocolate Maker's Wife

“Love isn’t supposed to hurt at all, being with a waste of human DNA is also I waste of time, find someone else who’s worth everything”
― Elena Stargazer, Sadness

“BLACK SHEEP - A HAIKU

Midst a starlit dance,
The moon emerges alone,
Thus she steals the show.”
― Amogh Swamy, On My Way To Infinity: A Seeker's Poetic Pilgrimage

“Sometimes you have to be the person that makes someone unhappy.”
― Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club