Lucy Lawless Quotes

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.

People realized that I'm willing to stand up for things that I believe in, despite the political consequences and overwhelming pressure.

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Dad has always been - and still is - a great influence on me. He has always stood up for spirit, staying true to his beliefs... and I like to do the same with regard to my own true beliefs, regardless of potential criticism or mockery.

Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

If you step out and do what you feel is right... and you're not attacking a person, and you're attacking a process, and you're attacking the status quo... and if somebody wants to hold a grudge against me, that's on them. It's not on me, and I'm going to do what I think is right.

Doing the right thing is a decision, which in many cases means you stand alone.

If you strongly believe something is wrong, you must speak up and stand by what you say.

We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely.

I think it's so important for somebody like me to stand up for the things I believe in and speak up on things I don't think are right.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.

One of the things my family taught me - I think very important in religion and science - is that you must be ready to stand up for what you think. Decide what you really think is best, and stick with it.

The time is here for you to stand up for what you know is right. You must judge right from wrong. No longer can you be complacent or go with the flow or wonder what to do. You must decide now which path you will follow and which answer you will give. Decide well in advance, before the pressure is on, what you stand for.

The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.

Stand up for what you know is right.

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

I stand up for the things I believe in.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.