Sylvester Stallone Quotes

I am not the victim, and I won't be the victim in football or life.

To always trust my instincts, to always believe I have something to offer — no matter how meaningless or stupid it may be — and to never listen to anyone who tells you ‘no.’

I don't feel intimidated by any of the people I'm talking to or the situations I find myself in. I just try to make my nana proud.

When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

I've never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself

I am a capable person, and I can handle anything that comes my way

It always helps to have people we love beside us when we have to do difficult things in life.

You can't let people take advantage of you. Go get that ass.

No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference.

I'm the greatest fighter in the entire world, how can I be afraid? I love people and people love me.

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.

Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible.

I don't see makeup as a defense. I see it as a creative outlet. I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage--and at times I feel extremely weak. And who's to say a little mascara doesn't make you feel more confident when you pop it on and look in the mirror? It helps, especially in my position, where I have people waiting down the street to take pictures of me so they can evaluate and criticize every little flaw on my face.

All the people who knock me down, only inspire me to do better.

Now I do feel like I have something to say. The book [How to Be a Bawse] is a guide on how to not just survive life but to conquer it. And it's based on my life experiences, all the people I've met, all the things I've learned from those people, being in the weird situations that I get in.

I have enough of life in me to make somebody jealous enough to want to knock me down. I have so much courage in me that I have the effrontery, the incredible gall to stand up. That's it. That's how you get to know who you are.

You may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them.

To meet somebody who's able to harness the level of courage it takes to walk away and to choose your own life and your own health, the well-being of your family, is really inspiring.

No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.

I need to not be scared of not having someone there to back me up. I just need to tackle things on my own. I feel like I have the power in me to make it work.

If you're sad, add more lipstick and attack.

Self - belief is everything. Whether you want to start a law firm or a jewelry business, women get pushback, societally. People will be like, "This is a bad idea." You have to have enough self-belief to see where you're gonna end up and not let anybody derail you.

I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.

Women manage, quite brilliantly, on the whole, and to stunning and unforeseeable effect, to survive and surmount being defined by others. They dismiss the definition, however dangerous or wounding it may be-- or even, sometimes, find a way to utilize it.