Herbie Mann Quotes

I ain't got nothing to prove to nobody.

Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

I'm such a strong-headed person and so stubborn, I don't need someone to be sweet to me.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I don't take a backseat to nobody. That's just my mindset.

I don't have to explain myself to nobody. Nobody. I don't.

I don't need to be liked.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.

I have my own strength.

Even as a small child I never felt that I should have to compete with anyone - even my older brother.

I always say it's worth doing what you want to do, not letting people manipulate you. It's worth holding out. It's worth having pride.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

If I'm too strong for some people, that's their problem.

I was fiercely independent and ambitious from a very young age.

I can't really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?

Let me do me.

I don't have to prove anything.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

You can't please everybody. All you can do is please yourself.