John Green Quotes

Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the Staring Business.

I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.

I've been told I'm really bad at flirting.

Confidence is everything, and the way you carry yourself, your posture, eye contact, all of that is such a big role in impressions, regardless of your size.

I did realise that when you talk with a straight face, you come across as someone bolder than somebody who bats her eyelids a lot.

I'm just singing for the women who think they can't speak out. Can't a man alive mistreat me, 'cause I know who I am.

He stares at me, and I don't look away. He isn't a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive. Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It's my choice.

Looking away is submissive. Looking [..] in the eye is a challenge.

Some people stand and move as if they have no right to the space they occupy. They wonder why others often fail to treat them with respect-not realizing that they have signaled others that it is not necessary to treat them with respect.

It's not about winning, Haven. I'm not a prize to be won. I'm not the princess that needs rescuing from the dragon. I'm the prince and I kill my own monsters. You need to be ok with that. -Anita Blake

Power posing! I do it before any appearance and recommend it to everyone. Gold!

Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.

Alright, macho babe boy, I'm not some little ditz to bat my eyelashes at the buff stud in black leather. Don't try your he-man tactics with me. I'll have you know, in my office, I'm known as the ball-breaker. (Amanda)

When you weigh 135 pounds and you're telling people who are 6'4" and 250 pounds to get out of your way, how do you do that? Well, a lot of that is in the eyes.

The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision.

Sometimes girls would come in and audition and they'd talk down, and it was like, "No, no, talk to the human eye level."

Your body language shapes who you are

Don't look at me like that, Michael Cole.

Our mother always taught us to be in control of our voice and our bodies and our work, and she showed us that through her example. If she conjured up an idea, there was not one element of that idea that she was not going to have her hand in. She was not going to hand that over to someone. And I think it's been an interesting thing to navigate, especially watching you do the same in all aspects of your work: Society labels that a control freak, an obsessive woman, or someone who has an inability to trust her team or to empower other people to do the work, which is completely untrue.

We need to get women to the point where they aren't apologizing. Its time to take ownership in our success.

I don't see why I should bow my head when I could hold it high, or place it in the hands of my enemies when I can defeat them.

Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.

I don't think I really accepted my power as a woman until I realized that no was a complete sentence. When I stopped making excuses for saying it and began creating boundaries in my life, I knew real power.

Now you are no longer a giggling child, smiling at whoever comes along. You are a woman with power. Learn to control your smile, and you can control what men will think about you.

My hope for the future, not just in the music industry, but in every young girl I meet…is that they all realize their worth and ask for it.