Ronald D. Moore Quotes

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

You must ... communicate your passion to others and act accordingly, without hesitation when your decision is once made.

Be sure you are right, then go ahead.

A leader with no doubts leads badly.

Some people confuse confidence with arrogance. There's no doubt in the business world there are a few big egos and I think arrogance can get in the way. But if you have the confidence to go to your higher superior and say this is wrong, it can make a difference.

Pink is the color of strength, a color of conviction, a color of decision making.

Courage comes from a heart that is CONVINCED it is loved.

I may not be loud but that doesn't mean I'm not strong within myself. My mum and dad instilled in me to stand up for what I believe in - and I do.

I'm equally comfortable in getting out there and taking a stand when I have to take a stand.

I don't like guys who will lie down and take it. I want someone who'll fight back. I like people who can argue well.

When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, 'I'm not sure.'

So it was a hard decision but I know it is the right one.

I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.

I just felt that 'Golden Balls' was the right thing to do. I didn't care if people thought I was a failure.

I've always had this strong sense that I know best.

The fact is that I made a stand a number of times in my career, and I did it because I knew I was right.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.

You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith.

It doesn't matter how much polite self-deprecating fluff you have on the outside if you don't have a steely something in the middle that says, 'You know what, I'm actually really, really good at this, and this is what I can do, and I'm going to do it.'

In my house, you got in trouble if you didn't speak up. My mom would be furious at us if we went to school and behaved nicely if someone treated us badly. If we got in trouble because we had yelled at them or told them that they were wrong, my mother would be like, 'Good job.'

Boldness isn't something you're born with; you either choose it or you don't.

I'm 4'11", but that doesn't matter if I'm showing conviction and confidence in what I'm doing.