Ryan Howard Quotes

I'm just a human being who would not accept being wronged.

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

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

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

I come from a blue-collar town - and being from that place, you learn not to let anybody take advantage of you. You don't let people mistreat you. You stand up for what's right.

You want your privacy as a human being.

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

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

Women don't try to use me.

The power of 'no' means you're educating people in how to treat you.

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

I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity.

You always have to stand up for yourself.

I have never in my life let a man disrespect me, verbally or physically, and that will never change. I feel very strongly about this because it's something my mother instilled in me and that I have instilled in my daughters.

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

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.

I would rather take the role and work and make my own money and self respect than to have sex with someone who has a lot of money.

I'm not a minority: I'm a majority of one. We all are. To call someone a minority, you give them baggage, of not being full, or not being seen as full. All of us need to be seen as full human beings.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

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

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

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

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

I think everyone deserves dignity.