Alexandra Bracken Quotes

I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made me stronger. It could have made me step backwards with my self-discovery. Instead, it pushed me further.

I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.

I am not a victim. I am an angry survivor.

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims.

That happened to me, but I'm so much more than that girl that was kidnapped.

I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself.

A lot of people deal with things that are bad. Once you've been through something, you grow from it and you take a lot in. You can always turn it into something positive.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I really believe that.

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

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

The older I get, the more I'm starting to believe in myself.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so strong that people and their hatred could never touch me.

Bullies want to abuse you. Instead of allowing that, you can use them as your personal motivators. Power up and let the bully eat your dust.

My only power is my ability to do something with passion and do it well. It's also something someone cannot take way from me, so it's very valuable.

You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.

I'm not a victim.

Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?' In my case, I suppose it's not just a cliche.

I don't believe in being a victim. I think with information and motivation, you can do anything.

Nobody is going to love and honor your dreams like yourself. It's really not looking for someone to be your superhero but for us to save ourselves and to really understand that. I've been at the lowest of lowest of my life, and it took that for me to realize that I want to do better and to be better.

I'm not easily scared; from the age of 8, I learned what it means to have everything you know taken away and what it means to persevere. I approach politics the same way.

I am so much more than what happened to me. I'm a mother and a businesswoman; I run a charity that supports others overcoming adversity; and, most importantly, I'm happy.

I don't have shame around where I've been or what I've done to survive to get to where I'm at in my life. When you don't have shame around something, it can't hurt you.