Tia Mowry Quotes

With young people, I always say, 'You're not doing anyone any favours by withholding your power.' As women, we do that a lot because we are afraid of being misunderstood or perceived as too strong. But the older I'm getting, the more I realise you have to let that go.

I never admitted what I wanted to do for a career to anyone until I was 26. I wish I'd piped up at 18.

When you know what you're passionate about and what you want to do, just go for it and own it.

I think being nice and being safe is unfair to yourself when you have big dreams as a woman. I think you have to prepare yourself that not everyone in this world has the same personality... The one thing I've chosen to be great at in my life is singing - so why not be proud that I'm great at it?

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.

Oh, I must be ambitious, mustn't I? I'm sure I always have been. I think you can only get away with pretending you're not for so long. After that, it becomes ridiculous.

No one got anywhere by being too scared to open their mouth in case nobody laughed.

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.

I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I do and now I know how to turn an audience on again.

I sometimes shy away because I don't want to be too 'showy-offy' but the older I get I think, 'You have a handkerchief, put it in your pocket.'

Don't be afraid to look silly.

I'm a big perfectionist! I'm trying to channel super-confident women like Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and Beyonce, because I realized that if you want something, you really have to go for it, just like they do.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

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

Learn to ask for what you want. The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for which is precisely where you were before you asked.

I don't see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, 'I'ma do that,' and they do it. That's it. There's no scientifical process.

When in doubt, sing loud.

Sometimes the mere assumption that you have the right to go, will get you there!

It's so easy to do things you like. But then, the thing is, when you're afraid of something, face it; go for it. You become a better human being.

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.

For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.

When you put fear aside and follow your convictions, you get to try and achieve so many more things.

My mother taught me early on not to be afraid to put myself out there - especially as a woman.

When I first started out wrestling in front of 100 people, I thought, 'Chelsea, you're better than this. You should be working in front of thousands!' But I was crazy.