Lucinda Williams Quotes

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

Bullies want to abuse you. Instead of allowing that, you can use them as your personal motivators. Power up and let the bully eat your dust.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

I'm not a victim.

I guess I feel the most powerful when someone tries to take my power or belittle me or insult me, and it doesn't work.

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

I'm not interested in playing the victim. I like stories about survivors.

Life hits you hard. But it takes you three seconds to decide if you are a superhero or not. I am.

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

I have my own strength.

They think because I'm small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I'm not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they're shoulder, they're going to go down.

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

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

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

I don't want to be a victim. I want to be a victor.

I am not ashamed to say I will speak up to defend myself.

I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person.

You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

It doesn't matter how tall you are. You have to carve out space and hold your ground.

Whether it be the gym or telling a guy to stop mistreating me or getting through school with a C+ average but making people think I'm much smarter... it's all about strength and how you wear it.

I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made me stronger. It could have made me step backwards with my self-discovery. Instead, it pushed me further.

Dealing with bullies when I was in sixth and seventh grade has made me a better football player, believe it or not. You have to come to a point when you're like, 'I've had enough, and I'm not going to be kicked around and pushed around anymore.'

I see a woman may be made a fool, If she had not a spirit to resist.

I refuse to be pushed around anymore.

I believe my past is my strength.