Muhammad Ali Quotes

What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying 'no.' We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves.

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

I was afraid when I came to the Royal Ballet that it would be easy to have everyone walking all over me if I didn't stick up for myself.

You should always stand up for yourself.

I have a strong arm. I wouldn't say strongest in world but it's stronger than a lot of guys and I'm not afraid to say it.

I am not bragging - it may sound like it - but there was nobody in this business that had the aggression and had the body that I had - nobody!

I have never given others a chance to exploit me.

You always have to stand up for yourself.

I did grow up in a southern Christian background, and I have friends from all walks of life, but I will never forget from where I came.

I can really punch. Everyone knows that.

Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.

Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever.

I've always wanted to be the strongest in my school, in my class, everywhere. I don't care if I'm in year seven, I wanted to be the strongest in the school.

Okay, but if you try to get me to pray with you, I walk.

I never want to hurt anyone's feelings, so I used to let people walk all over me. But now, especially in my career, I'm definitely more confident in my ideas.

Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

Put up your guards, keep faith in God, I promise you all the world will be ours.

The trouble is, if you go too far towards being polite, the label that applies is "doormat".

Don't accept less than what it is that you know that you want. Don't allow someone to be a jerk. Don't allow someone to disrespect you. Listen to the bigger voice in your head telling you that you deserve the best, whatever that is whatever that is you decide you like for yourself. It may differ from what I like or what is ideal for me. But the bottom line is to never accept less than what you know you deserve.

I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected. Because if you like me you can throw me away too quick. If you respect me, you may not even like what I was wearing, but you'll say, "I respect that."

Why should I downplay myself to make someone else more comfortable?

Demanding respect is like chasing a butterfly. Chase it, and you'll never catch it. Sit still, and it may light on your shoulder.

My faith protects me. My Kevlar helps.

Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of our friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do. Sometimes it works.

Overall, everyone has been respectful of my boundaries and my morals as a Christian and an artist. Sometimes I'll go to photo shoots, and they'll pull out some stuff that I'm not comfortable wearing, and I just tell them 'no'. I'm very glad God made me a person who's not afraid to say what I think. I can just go, 'No, I'm not going to wear that!'