Jennifer Beals Quotes

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

Stop saying yes out of fear about what others will think about you and say NO out of love for yourself!

You're not going to scare me into being somebody I don't want to be.

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

Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.

Celebrate me for who I am, dislike me for what I ain't (...) put me up on a pedestal or drag me down in the dirt (...) this is who I am, you can like ir or not, you can love me or leave me cuz I'm never gonna stop

I'm done living for other people. I'm done being a people pleaser. I'm done thinking about what people think about me.

You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

Power comes from who you are, not what you have, and the transformation starts with how you allow others to treat you.

Don't accept less than what it is that you know that you want. Don't allow someone to be a jerk. Don't allow someone to disrespect you. Listen to the bigger voice in your head telling you that you deserve the best, whatever that is whatever that is you decide you like for yourself. It may differ from what I like or what is ideal for me. But the bottom line is to never accept less than what you know you deserve.

Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he may be in the right when the world is against him.

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

Always remember who you are. Know that you are never required to apologize to anyone for being yourself.

Never compromise and sell yourself short.

If you believe in your value, how could it possibly be appropriate to hide it from people who need it?

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people

I'm more than just an option.

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 cannot let people come up in your face and stop you.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

I'm not sorry for who I am.

Even when I'm playing someone named 'Fat Amy.' I'm all about confidence and attitude.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

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?'