Lizzie Armitstead Quotes

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

Everybody is not a victim.

I don't believe in being a victim. I think with information and motivation, you can do anything.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

I am not a victim. I do not blame anyone for the circumstances of my life.

Things don't weigh me down any more. I confront things, and I move on. I don't dwell on things; I don't let things simmer under the surface. I am where it starts and where it ends. I have the power in my life to be happy.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.

I'm not a victim.

Be a victor , not a victim.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.

If I don't see myself as a victim, then I'm not a victim.

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims.

I've discovered that I am as strong as I thought.

It took time for me to step away and become an independent thinker so that wherever I am in the world, I understand who I am and that nothing's impossible.

You are the only thing holding you back from happiness. You have the ability to change your life radically for better or worse.

Nobody is powerless.

Nobody is going to love and honor your dreams like yourself. It's really not looking for someone to be your superhero but for us to save ourselves and to really understand that. I've been at the lowest of lowest of my life, and it took that for me to realize that I want to do better and to be better.

Of all the things I feel, I do not feel myself to be a victim - not in any collectively accessible way.

I've always had a belief in myself and an ability to always do what I believe.

I am so much more than what happened to me. I'm a mother and a businesswoman; I run a charity that supports others overcoming adversity; and, most importantly, I'm happy.

Bet on yourself and be... more than.