Fareed Zakaria Quotes

I feel like I have to have a voice.

Be not scared to use your voice.

Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes.

I was taught to be demure, so it was harder for me to learn how to stand up for myself and go, 'What do I want? What are my desires?'

I've learned to recognize that I'm in certain rooms for a reason, and I've learned - if I have an opinion or something I want to say - to say those things and not feel afraid about it.

I'm not scared to speak my mind and tell you what it is.

Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.

It's become easier to speak up for myself.

A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything.

I speak up for myself. I claim my power now.

I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.

Never let anyone silence your voice.

If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar!

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.'

I need to learn to be more assertive.

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.

My voice is stronger today than ever.

I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn't bad - different is just different!

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

My voice has gotten me everything in my life, not my hair.

It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point.

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

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.

I learned early on - I can go to a shoot, and they will put anything they want to put on me, and I'll look like an idiot because I didn't say I don't like it. It's OK to have an opinion.