Standing Your Ground Quotes

I get the reason that you should be willing to negotiate sometimes. But you also ought to be willing to throw a punch.

I've never let people push me around in politics.

You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.

Sometimes you're going to be shoved into a corner, and even though it's against your principles, against the way that you like to play the game, you're going to have to protect your own players.

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.

And I'm the type of person, if I ain't wrong, I'm gonna stand on that.

There are times when you have to fight for something you believe in, that you love.

I think people are always going to say things about you or disapprove of your relationships or your ideals or your beliefs or something, but I think you have to stand up and stay strong in who you are and not let it affect you.

Aren't we supposed to be standing for something instead of falling for everything?

The blueprint, for me, was having an understanding of self because this business will try to make you somebody other than yourself or make you change with the times. A lot of times, people will want you to do everything for free, work for free, to be down to do this after you paid your dues.

When is constancy required, except under persecution. Are not friends then proved? If they always yield, how can they ever succeed? They must, one time or other, make a stand.

If you don't stick up for what's yours, and defend what's yours... what are you?

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.

I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.

If it's anything I can't stand, it's yes-men. When I say no, I want you to say no, too.

There are always going to be critics... and I have always had a rule: no matter how good the commentary is, or how bad the commentary is, it's more important that you do what you think is right.

Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

If you don't stand your ground, then all that happens is people push you backwards.

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.

When you make a stance, sometimes there are consequences.

Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.

Sometimes, you have to take a stand; you cannot make everyone happy.

If the going gets tough, you stay in there and take your beating like a man. That's what we sign up for, and that's all I meant when I said my corner don't throw in towels.

I have realised taking a stand is tough, but what's tougher is maintaining it and letting go of all those who doubt your intent.

There's nothing I've done that I feel a lot of regret over because I stuck to my guns, even when it got uncomfortable - and it will get uncomfortable because you're going up against the wall.