Tierra Whack Quotes

To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out danger for its own sake. Never to conform to fashion from fear of eccentricity, never to be eccentric from fear of conformity.

I don't do anything I don't want to do. There are so many opportunities that come my way, but if there's something out there that I don't want to do, I truly don't do it, because I have to maximize my time. If there's truly an opportunity to be quiet and be by myself, I do it.

It takes a strong character for a person to say, 'I can't do it.'

I'd rather be by myself than be spending any time or energy on somebody that I didn't feel sure about.

It is important to believe in yourself, but it is important to have sense, too.

I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. Don't take counsel of your fears.

At one point, people are going to have to realize that maybe I know what I'm doing.

I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off.

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

I had to learn to dismiss people who would criticize me based on nothing, but I also had to learn not to believe the people who would compliment me and think I was great based on nothing. And that led me to have a very, very strong sense of myself and my strengths.

You have to ask a lot of questions and listen to people, but eventually, you have to go by your own instincts.

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

Balancing hopes, desires and an appreciating of the possibilities with a clear-eyed assessment of the limitations: that is the art of choosing.

I'm self-confident and not afraid to speak my mind.

I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one.

If my senses don't feel right then I don't do it.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

I have my own strength.

You can work for other people and still be a #GIRLBOSS; it's more about a state of mind and knowing yourself well enough to know when you're making decisions for yourself or because the world expects them of you. And guess what? It's okay to do that sometimes, too.

I think I have a good head on my shoulders.

I never feel like I've been pushed towards a certain thing, but now, at 26, I do feel like I have integrity over my output, you know? There's a fine line between saying, 'You can't tell me what I can and can't do,' and taking on board people's opinions.

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.

I also learned to be more confident, to trust my instincts more.

I've played a ghost, cat, snake. I've been funny, sad. I've been filmed flying on screen. So why not spend time on something else? I don't need to accept everything I'm offered.