Dan Pallotta Quotes

Fight for what you believe in, speak your mind, and don't be afraid.

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

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 gotta say what you say, Don't let anybody get in your way...

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.

One should have strength and courage to follow their own truth, speak their own language, fulfill their own dreams.

We all wish we could find and embrace our voice, our strength.

I've always thought of myself as a strong person. However, it's taken me a while to fully find my voice.

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

Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.

Be not scared to use your voice.

One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say.

I stood up for myself as I always have done. Nobody has ever told Coco Chanel what to think.

From an early age, I never let anyone silence my voice. This steadfast attitude has helped me as an actor and has truly enabled me to explore and evolve the characters I portray on television and film.

[On how she goes about trying to live authentically] Well really listening to my point of view and if I am on a set, say, that doesn't really value a woman's point of view, regardless of how they feel, continuing to give my point of view and try to find a way to be heard and not diminishing myself because other people are diminishing me. Because that, I think, is the worst temptation that, you know, you judge yourself by how others are judging you, and to fall into that trap is to walk into the realm of self-annihilation.

Never let anyone make you feel inferior for being who you are. When you live the life you were meant to live, in freedom and dignity

I think the most clear, direct way to empowerment is to really know yourself and to really use your voice and to not be afraid of other people's reactions.

I said, I'm going to stand up and somebody is going to pay attention to me.

Jews have always thought that having someone elevated with his head above the grass was not good for the Jews. I never felt that way. I believe that you have to stand up.

Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.

I have enough energy to insist on saying what I think.

I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'

I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn't bad - different is just different!

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

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?'