Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes

I was taught to be demure, so it was harder for me to learn how to stand up for myself and go, 'What do I want? What are my desires?'

When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don't speak out ain't nobody going to speak out for you.

I speak up for myself. I claim my power now.

There are so many people who will try and make you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and I've learned how important it is to use your voice.

I'm going to stand up for what I need to do, not what everybody else wants me to do.

Stick up for what you believe in and never, ever feel that you can't say something or speak your mind. I think that would be the best advice. Be strong. Be confident. That's really all you need.

All I know is that it is important to stand up for ourselves, no matter how inconvenient the reality is.

I can stand up for what I believe in. I don't take the word 'rebel' in a negative connotation.

Don't be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

You have to fight. You know, you don't want to fight, but you have to fight to make your show your own, to make your voice be heard. You just have to sometimes.

It's really difficult to have your voice heard and feared when you both speak softly and carry a twig.

But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was power. The power to think my own thoughts. The power to believe in myself.

You gotta say what you say, Don't let anybody get in your way...

You're going to have to speak up for yourself - and I learned that after always being, for lack of a better word, crapped on.

When I first started on television, people, and even my own manager at the time, would tell me I had to make all of these changes. But you have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!' And when you can really believe that, all of a sudden other people start believing, too.

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.

I'm a very loyal person and I allowed myself to be defined as somebody who was doing Gordon's bidding. I should have fought back harder to define myself at an earlier stage.

I believe very strongly that in this world you have to have values and you have to stand up for your interests and if you don't do those things you're not going to get anywhere.

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think that you can stand up for them.

Be brave and be fearless, and for God's sake, stand up for yourself.

I realized that if I don't like something, I can change it. If I don't feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it's not cool.

If I could go back to before I started 'Riverdale,' I would tell myself to speak up when I felt like something wasn't right - to use my voice and know that it's worth hearing.

You should always stand up for yourself.

I've got no qualms in making my feelings clear when I need to.