David R. Ellis Quotes

I don't really want to do things that I feel like are going to send out a message that I don't really want to sign up for.

Sometimes you need to speak up about what you're standing for.

I don't believe in holding your tongue, especially if it's something you can directly benefit from or some people need to hear.

We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses.

In the beginning, the media was calling me a bad boy all the time because of the way I act and feel onstage. None of them have ever taken the time to get to know me when I climb offstage.

I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they'll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself.

Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

There is absolutely a side of me that people don't know. I'm not myself on Snapchat or Instagram. That's totally not me.

We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.

f you don't have a seat at the table, then bring a folding chair.

I'm blessed to have a voice, and I'm going to use it.

It's okay to say what you want to do.

It just feels unnatural to me to broadcast anything other than the character I've created.

If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.

I believe that you will not get what you want unless you ask for it.

Sometimes you want to skate along or just get by or fly under the radar, but sometimes you have to stand up and let your voice be heard and give it your best and give it your all. As a mother of young children, that's something I've tried to emphasize and highlight for them.

The Anne you see on TV is me; I don't have an on-camera persona.

I feel like the better version of myself is on paper... I'd rather have people know me on paper.

I want to encourage women not to feel weak. Don't be afraid to speak out.

You should always speak up. That's what I like to teach my fans - to be real and speak up for things you're passionate about.

I want to represent my name to the fullest: Ginuwine.

For me, there's no dichotomy between being shy or a performer, because I think it's more a way of slightly presenting a version of things to the world.

Be your own advocate.

I am much more interested in defending my ideas than defending my identities.

I never manufactured my persona.