Mo'Nique Quotes

You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights.

My mother taught me not to take any crap from anyone and to stand up for my rights. You might not believe this lesson came from a tiny Japanese woman, but it's true.

You always have to stand up for yourself.

Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.

You cannot let people come up in your face and stop you.

I'm damn successful but I got here by not taking crap. I still don't take crap, so if anybody needs a champion, let it be me.

I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

Girls need to be strong and know how to stand up for themselves. Definitely having friends is a big part of it, so that they can help you through that, and a strong family.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

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.

If you're in a situation where someone's mistreating you, I think it's your duty to speak out.

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

It's really important for us as a band, that when someone is giving us grief on stage, to show our fans how important it is that they stand up for themselves and that they feel confident in themselves.

A bully is going to be a bully, and you have to stand up for yourself. You can't expect everyone else is going to come and run to your aid. You have to stand your ground; that's very important.

I can stand up for myself.

The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.

I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.

Jews have always thought that having someone elevated with his head above the grass was not good for the Jews. I never felt that way. I believe that you have to stand up.

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!

Photographers and people do try to take advantage of you. You just have to stand your ground and prove you're not an easy target.

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.

When you feel powerful, you are willing to stand up for your rights, you are willing to stand up for what you believe in, you're more willing to stand up and be counted.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.