George Groves Quotes

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think that you can stand up for them.

I intend to put up with nothing that I can put down.

I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.

I refuse to be pushed around anymore.

I stand up to people.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.

I've never been a yes man.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

I'm one of those people who was taught not to ruffle any feathers. Of course, I have no problem ruffling feathers.

I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit.

I hope I don't have to buck the system. But if it requires bucking, I will do it.

My voice is not going to be silenced by anybody.

My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up.

There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life.

Anybody who knows me has said, 'I had a Denis O'Hare moment.' I suppose in the kindest instance it means standing up for yourself. In the unkindest, it means the crazy guy in the street.

I speak up when it's needed.

I will not be silenced or deterred.

When I see something wrong, I speak up.

People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.

If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.

I always had to fight for the chance to get people to hear me.