Sylvie Guillem Quotes

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

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.

That was Dad. Don't take any dirt from anybody.

I'll never be intimidated by somebody, and I will treat you will respect as long as I'm treated with respect.

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

I'm trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that's not always necessary.

What I wish for myself is that I could be the kind of person who just goes, 'This is what I need,' and doesn't feel bad about it.

I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.

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

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

Nobody picks on a strong man.

I feel like you have to tell people who you are, but you don't have to be disrespectful about it. But you also don't have to be a shrinking violet.

I'm not going to be anybody's punching bag.

God is not a doormat, nor should anyone else be a doormat.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

None of them going to treat me bad, honey, I'm too strict for that.

I don't let people say mean things to me! I don't surround myself with people who'd want to do that.

I don't kiss nobody's butt.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

If a boy messes up, you walk away. If a boy isn't treating you right, you walk away. It sounds simpler than it is, but you can't allow yourself to be disrespected. You have to be a strong girl.

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.

You have to know your value, demand to be respected, speak your mind, and dare to ask for what you want. I struggle with every single one of these.

When I was younger, I was always that person that loved to get stuck in. When my mum and grandma used to come and watch me, I used to make sure that I wouldn't let anybody push me around and not let anybody bully me.

When you're confident about something, people can't bully you about it.