Alfonso Cuaron Quotes

Don't be naive and allow a man to take advantage of you.

You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.

Why do I act like this, agreeing when I really disagree, letting people force me to do things I don't want to do?

There's a lot of power in the word 'no,' and a lot of people, like myself, need to know that.

No one can take advantage of you without your permission.

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.'

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?'

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.

Now I have a standard for how I make sure people do not speak to me in a way that I feel uncomfortable with. When I was younger, I didn't have that. I was like, 'Try not to make waves.' I wanted everybody to like me, and so I stifled a lot of the discomfort that I had.

I was one of those people at one point who was scared to put my foot down and show where the boundaries were. For me, it's really important to stand your ground and know exactly what you are, where you wanna be, and what you're doing, or else people are gonna try you.

I'm trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that's not always necessary.

I never want to hurt anyone's feelings, so I used to let people walk all over me. But now, especially in my career, I'm definitely more confident in my ideas.

People are effective because they say 'no,' because they say, 'this isn't for me.'

You teach people how to treat you.

The truth is people are very nice. The other truth is, it's very annoying to be constantly interrupted. I don't love myself enough to want to share myself with everybody.

I'm at the age where i don't have to kiss arse or play nice!

I can love the people who hold false opinions but I don't have to be nice to them.

You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is. A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve. First you have figure out what you want. Second, you have to decide that you deserve it. Third, you have to believe you can get it. And, fourth, you have to have the guts to ask for it

I tend to not speak up as much, so saying no is rather difficult for me. The biggest step of being an adult is saying, "This is what I do like. This is what I don't like." Being yourself means certain people aren't going to like that. I'm still figuring it out and taking things day by day.

Your yes means nothing if you can't say no.

Value yourself. The only people who appreciate a doormat are people with dirty shoes.

I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.

You can't let people take advantage of you. Go get that ass.

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people