Jess Phillips Quotes

I do what I want to do instead of what other people think I should do, and I'm kind of stubborn that way.

I ain't got nothing to prove to nobody.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed.

I definitely don't ever plan on compromising, and if that means I'm rebellious, then so be it. I'm all for it.

There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'

I wasn't a very convenient person for the leadership. I had my own opinion about things and knew how to insist on this.

There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life.

I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.

I am not a person to be pressured - by anybody or any nation.

I'm set in my own ways. I like to do the things I want to do when I want to do them.

But what I'm not is someone who just comes in and becomes a lapdog to the board. Anyone who knows my personality knows that's not me.

I don't have to explain myself to nobody. Nobody. I don't.

What am I? Let's just say I won't fetch a stick for you. I won't beg for treats. And, no matter how nicely you ask, I will not roll over and play dead.

I can be as contrary as I choose.

The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.

I'm a piece of work, man. I will do what I want, at all times, always. Nobody's going to persuade me one way or another. I can't be persuaded. I take criticism, I listen, I analyze, but at the end of the day, I make the decisions. Because that's the way I started, and that's the way I'm going to finish.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

I'm quite contrary. If people agree on something, I tend to gravitate the other way by my nature. I don't like to be told what to do. I think it goes back to school. I like to do things I want to do and I really don't like doing what I don't want to do.

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

When my mother tells me to do something, I'll do my own thing. A strong character can be good, but sometimes it is not good. I hope it's good in my case.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

I'm not going to conform to some consumer need.

I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.