Emma Mackey Quotes

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

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.

What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying 'no.' We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves.

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

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.

To somehow shrink so that you might be more comfortable is a foreign language to me. It's a trait that I've never had. And that I hope I never, ever have.

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

Stop saying yes out of fear about what others will think about you and say NO out of love for yourself!

You can't spend your life apologizing.

I struggled with feeling confident for a long time, but I think it's important to be strong and not compromise for anyone or a relationship - I'm drawn to that.

You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No.'

You are absolutely enough the way you are.

We teach people how to treat us.

If I'm too strong for some people, that's their problem.

People should embrace themselves.

If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.

I'd much rather be liked because people realize that I'm standing up for myself.

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

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.

When I was younger, I used to just want to please everybody and not want to be an issue or not be considered a diva. I've just grown up and realized you have to look out for yourself and stick up for yourself, and there's nothing wrong with that.

You should always stand up for yourself.

You always have to stand up for yourself.

I'm not immune to a lack of confidence or the recognition that I haven't asked for what I deserve or stated what I want.

Don't change who you are and it's okay to say no.