Maria Taylor Quotes

By the time I got to WWE, I had a lot more confidence and willingness to speak up.

When I was younger, I wouldn't speak up as much, but now that I'm a mom, things have changed.

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!

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'm more straightforward, and I speak up more than I did before. When I was younger, I wouldn't speak up as much, but now that I'm a mom, things have changed.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

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

I've always found that the most powerful way to create change is to be myself and not be afraid to express who I am.

Find your voice and don't be afraid to explore it.

When I came into this industry, I was never afraid to be myself.

I've always thought of myself as a strong person. However, it's taken me a while to fully find my voice.

It's become easier to speak up for myself.

Be not scared to use your voice.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

I think the most clear, direct way to empowerment is to really know yourself and to really use your voice and to not be afraid of other people's reactions.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

I found that the more truthful and vulnerable I was, the more empowering it was for me.

I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear.

We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.