600 Best Stand Up For Yourself Quotes: Be Courageous (2023)
1. “I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can’t ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won’t stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you’d be surprised that people say, ‘Can I be of help?’” – Maya Angelou
2. “Sometimes it just feels so amazing to finally stand up for yourself. I highly recommend it. Life is too short to be taken for granted.” – Demi Lovato
3. “Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself, you should speak up even if you don’t get the answer you were looking for; It’s the fact that you said something that matters.”
4. “You have to stand up for yourself because otherwise people will keep on taking advantage of you and step all over you. ” — Margaret Willey
5. “That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are.” — Shane Koyczan
6. “When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for your truth. And your truth is powerful. ” – Alan Young
7. “There’s a time when you need to open your mouth and stand up for yourself. ” – Anonymous
8. I learned that you can stand up for yourself and still maintain your zen!” – Doreen Virtue
9. “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. ” – Lily Collins
10. “Be brave and stand up for yourself. Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do” – Alan Young
11. “Stand up for yourself even if nobody is on your side. ” – Unknown
12. “Don’t give in to bullying or others making fun of people. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your friends. Be that one person who is genuinely good-hearted. ” – Michelle McCool
13. “Stand up for yourself by not standing yourself up. ” – Gina Greenlee
14. “Earning respect doesn’t mean to always let go but to stand up for yourself!” – Somya Kedia
15. “Motherhood has completely changed me. It’s just about like the most completely humbling experience that I’ve ever had. I think that it puts you in your place because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in and if you can’t stand up to those principles when you’re raising a child, forget it.” — Diane Keaton, actress, director and author
16. “When you stand for something, you’ve got to stand for it all the way, not half way. ” – Kevin Gates
17. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something in your life.” – Winston Churchill
18. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese proverb
19. “Shoes are like the foundations. If the foundations aren’t right, the building won’t stand upright, and if a woman’s balance isn’t right, nothing else is.”
20. “Holiness is the balance between my nature and the law of God as expressed in Jesus Christ. ”
21. There are all kinds of courage,’ said Dumbledore, smiling. ‘It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.'
22. “No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves. ” – Zainab Salbi
23. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. ” – Albert Einstein
24. “Life is balance of holding on and letting go. ”
25. “Let us be certain of who we want to be. Let us choose for ourselves our path in life, and let us try to strew that path with flowers. ” – Émilie Du Châtelet
26. Don't yell at people. Stand up for what's right. Put yourself in the other person's place. Respect women. Don't take no for an answer. Laugh at yourself. Don't believe what you are told.
27. “But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.” — Dee Snider
28. “We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe. ”
29. “Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.” – William Jennings Bryan
30. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” —Japanese Proverb
31. “The only way he knew how to conquer the demon, was by confronting it.”
32. "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.”—Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
33. “We’re on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions. ”
34. “When you come from a family of ten children you learn very early on in life to stand up for yourself and hold your ground regarding the things you’re passionate about. ” – Sufe Bradshaw
35. If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
36. “Happiness isn’t real unless it is shared. ”
37. “If you want everyone to like you never stand up for anything including yourself.”
38. Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
39. “If you restore balance in your own self, you will be contributing immensely to the healing of the world. ”
40. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
41. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe in no matter whose ox is gored”
42. I am sick of being nice. I’m not going to be a pushover anymore. I need to stand up for myself and do what’s best for me.
43. “When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds. ” – Ellen DeGeneres
44. “And listen to me: what you’ve done here carries power with it, of a different sort. Don’t let Solya take all the credit, and don’t be shy of using it.”
45. ″[Jurgis] could not hear it often enough; he could not ask with enough variations. Yes, they had bought the house, they had really bought it. It belonged to them, they had only to pay the money and it would be all right. Then Jurgis covered his face with his hands, for there were tears in his eyes, and he felt like a fool. But he had had such a horrible fright; strong man as he was, it left him almost too weak to stand up.”
46. It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop”
47. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies. but just as much to stand up to our friends.” ~ J.K. Rowling
48. “Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore make your own future.”
49. “This Women’s Day, and every day, stand up for women.
50. “Don’t yell at people. Stand up for what’s right. Put yourself in the other person’s place. Respect women. Don’t take no for an answer. Laugh at yourself. Don’t believe what you are told” – Greg Proops
51. “If we can’t stand up to the ‘never good enough’ and ‘who do you think you are.’ we can’t move forward.”
52. “If you believe very strongly in something. stand up and fight for it.”
53. I am so sick of being nice. I want someone who will stand up for me instead of taking advantage of me and then love me because they like what I have to offer.
54. You teach people how to treat you, by what you allow, what you stop and what you reinforce” Tony gaskins
55. “Empowered Women 101: Forgive yourself for having chosen to expose yourself to people who don't care about your feelings and help others to do the same. Enjoy life! It is as simple as changing your focus or perspective when you start thinking about people from the past who hurt your feelings. Eventually, you will forget about those types of people because your time and attention will be taken up by more positive things/people/events/activities etc. When you understand how much time is wasted trying to make people see you, understand you, respect you, value you, like you or agree with you...life becomes a pointless negative fight for validation that will drain your happiness. You are worth more than the indifference, inattention or crumbs people throw you. You are a queen that demands respect and God will bring the right person into your life to make you forget why you ever wasted your time on nothing important.”
56. “Stand up for yourself. Never give anyone permission to abuse you. ” – Lailah Gifty Akita
57. “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.”
58. “I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can’t ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won’t stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you’d be surprised that people say ‘Can I be of help?” – Maya Angelou
59. You never look good trying to make others look bad
60. “People get good gigs because they stand up…. You don’t get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself. ” — Seth Godin
61. “I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to wish for a perfect life. the things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down. I'm choosing to stand up taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I can guarantee you I'll never stay on the ground. ” – Colleen Hoover
62. To ignore evil, is to become an accomplice to it” MLK
63. “I’m not violent; I don’t believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance. ” – Anonymous
64. Many people wish to see the world be different but don’t take any action to make it better. Gandhi believes if you want to see change, don’t just wish it, act on it. Change in the world is only done from the people brave enough to stand up for something.
65. “We get weak and we fall down. It’s when we stand up again that we become stronger. You will learn from this and be better for it. It’s okay to fall once in a while. You’ll pick yourself up – eventually.” – E.L.Todd
66. Fall seven times, stand up eight.
67. “Our world needs us to show up and stand up for our beliefs. I just hope we're civil and respectful. When we degrade and diminish our humanity, even in response to being degraded and diminished, we break our own wild hearts.”
68. Become so confident in who you are that no one’s opinion, rejection or behavior can rock you
69. There’s never a bad time to stand up for yourself
70. “Tell your story even if you have a small audience. ” – Mitta Xinindlu
71. “Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you've ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were.” — Unknown
72. “You need to spend political capital - be unafraid to introduce people, compliment somebody when it’s deserved and stand up for something you really believe in, rather than just go with the flow.”
73. Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
74. “Standing up for yourself doesn’t always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it’s about not wasting energy on people who are negative. ” – Sherry Argov
75. “Fall 7 times, stand up 8.” — Japanese Proverb
76. “There is no balance, all or nothing. ”
77. Fake friends will believe the gossip about you, but real friends know better and stand up for you.
78. “Let us be certain of who we want to be. Let us choose for ourselves our path in life, and let us try to strew that path with flowers.”
79. “You don’t lose real friends, real opportunities, or real relationships when you start standing up for yourself and setting clear boundaries. You lose abusers, manipulators, narcissists, attention seekers, and mental-health destroying leeches. ” – Anonymous
80. You can forgive someone and yet not have anything to do with them, people need to understand that forgiveness is for past reconciliation and not for future consideration
81. “It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone.” – Mahatma Gandhi
82. “Throughout the infinite, the forces are in a perfect balance, and hence the energy of a single thought may determine the motion of a universe. ”
83. “I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say, ‘Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.'”
84. “To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in.” – Sophie Turner
85. “Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos, including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and abstract beauty. ”
86. You don’t have to accept the things that you’re not ok with
87. Wanna know what offends toxic people? You standing up for yourself
88. “Standing up for yourself doesn’t always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it’s about not wasting energy on people who are negative. ” – Sherry Argov
89. When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for everyone who will follow your positive example!
90. “Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.” – Ellen Bass
91. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” — J.K. Rowling
92. "I just want you to know that if you are out there and you are being really hard on yourself right now for something that has happened … it’s normal. That is what is going to happen to you in life. No one gets through unscathed. We are all going to have a few scratches on us. Please be kind to yourselves and stand up for yourself, please.” — Taylor Swift
93. “But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.”
94. “Sometimes it just feels so amazing to stand up for yourself finally. I highly recommend it. Life is too short to be taken for granted.”
95. “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” -H. G. Wells
96. “Sometimes you have to stand up for what’s right, and sometimes that may be ruffling feathers and may be frowned upon by everyone else, but at the end of the day, in your heart, knowing you’re on the right side of history and knowing that you did the right thing, good or bad, you have to live with that.” – George Hill
97. If they were really strong they wouldn’t yell, They would reassure. If they were really strong they wouldn’t put you down, They would lift you up. Maybe you are the one who is really strong. Maybe they just want to hold you back. Maybe it’s time to stand up for yourself” Bryant McGill
98. “Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness. ”
99. “Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.”— Reba McEntire
100. “Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” ― Maya Angelou
101. When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.
102. “Not after one month, not after one week, not after one day, not after one hour, not even after one minute, only after one second is the best time for a defeated person to stand up and fight for his future victory!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
103. “On the way home my father said tiredly he hoped some day I'd realize it was necessary to live with people. I didn't understand him. He said a lot of other things that made me feel sorry for him, because he just couldn't stand up to a situation.”
104. 66. “I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say, ‘Hi, my name is Sam, and I am an addict.” — Samuel J. Jackson
105. All things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.
106. I will not stay silent, so that you can stay comfortable”
107. “A commitment to never getting knocked down is in reality a decision to never stand up.” ―Craig D. Lounsbrough
108. “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
109. Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself” Robert Frost
110. “Being too nice, too often will get you hurt! Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself and don’t let others push you around!”
111. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”—Japanese Proverb
112. “But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in. ” – Dee Snider
113. “There are all kinds of courage,” said Dumbledore, smiling. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom!”-J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)
114. Not caring what others think, is the best choice you will ever make”. - Curiano. com
115. Being able to admit you’re wrong is important, but so is standing up for yourself when you’re right
116. “You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.” – Mandy Hale
117. “Stand alone with no shame.” ― Mitta Xinindlu
118. Lord knows / Dreams are hard to follow / But don't let anyone / Tear them away / Hold On / There will be tomorrow / In time you'll find the way.
119. “You have two choices. you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important. ” – Sidney Sheldon
120. Sometimes standing for yourself can be as simple as walking away from a situation that does not support or honor your self-worth
121. Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.
122. “If you strive only to avoid the darkness or to cling to the light, you cannot live in balance. Try striving to be conscious of all that you are. ”
123. “Sometimes, to follow our moral compass and our hearts, We must make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.”
124. If you don’t stand up for yourself who will
125. “Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself; you should speak up even if you don’t get the answer you were looking for; it’s the fact that you said something that matters. ” – Anonymous
126. “Find your balance and stand with it. Find your song and sing it out. Find your cadence and let it appear like a dance. Find the questions that only you know how to ask and The answers that you are content to not know. ”
127. Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
128. We all place ourselves in danger to one degree or another when we stand, but we place our children and grandchildren in Even greater danger when we don’t” Stormcloudsgathering
129. "When you stand up to be counted, tell the world this is my voice.”
130. “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.” — Maya Angelou
131. Standing up for yourself doesn’t make you argumentative, sharing your feelings doesn’t make you oversensitive, and saying no doesn’t make you uncaring or selfish. If someone wont respect your needs, feelings and boundaries the problem isn’t you, its them
132. “Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. ” – Maya Angelou
133. “Be brave and be fearless, and for God’s sake, stand up for yourself. ” – Gretchen Carlson
134. “Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.” – Shawn Johnson
135. “Trust your own instincts, go inside, follow your heart, right from the start. Go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness. ” – Lesley Ann Warren
136. “To me, there are saints every day. They stand up and help others and live for others and do things for others.” – Theodore Melfi
137. “Tears are signs of strength. No matter how difficult and painful things are, right after you cry all those tears, you can still manage to stand up and move on to life.”
138. “To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in.” — Sophie Turner
139. I would rather adjust my life to your absence, than adjust my boundaries to accommodate your disrespect
140. “Don’t confuse symmetry with balance. ”
141. “There are some values that you should never compromise on to stay true to yourself; you should be brave to stand up for what you truly believe in even if you stand alone.”
142. “I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say, ‘Hi, my name is Sam, and I am an addict.” — Samuel J. Jackson
143. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” ― Stephen Covey
144. Being a Christian doesn’t mean being a doormat, Jesus had no problem correcting, coaching and setting boundaries with people. Leon Fontane
145. “Don’t believe that winning is really everything. It’s more important to stand for something. If you don’t stand for something, what do you win?”— Lane Kirkland
146. Stand up for your right, regardless of who is committing the wrong
147. You are allowed to scream
148. “Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in. ” – Tabatha Coffey
149. Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women
150. "It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” ― J. K. Rowling
151. “There are some values that you should never compromise on to stay true to yourself; you should be brave to stand up for what you truly believe in even if you stand alone.” ― Roy T. Bennett
152. No matter what you do, stand up for who you are and be honest. – Bryant McGill
153. “Do not be afraid to color outside the lines. Take risks and do not be afraid to fail. Know that when the world knocks you down. the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead. Do not be afraid to be different or to stand up for what’s right. Never quiet your voice to make someone else feel comfortable. No one remembers the person that fits in. It’s the one who stands out that people will not be able to forget.” – Nancy Arroyo Ruffi
154. My heart can stand up to anything, as long as you’re with me.
155. “Science-fiction balances you on the cliff. Fantasy shoves you off. ”
156. Trust your own instincts, go inside, and follow your heart. Right from the start. go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness. – Lesley Ann Warren
157. I just want you to know that if you are out there and you are being really hard on yourself right now for something that has happened ... it's normal. That is what is going to happen to you in life. No one gets through unscathed. We are all going to have a few scratches on us. Please be kind to yourselves and stand up for yourself, please.
158. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” — Unknown
159. “All things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act” – Elizabeth Edwards
160. “On the way home my father said tiredly he hoped some day I’d realize it was necessary to live with people. I didn’t understand him. He said a lot of other things that made me feel sorry for him, because he just couldn’t stand up to a situation.” ― Dan J. Marlowe
161. Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese proverb
162. Speak your mind even if your voice shakes”
163. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” ― Albert Einstein
164. “It occurs to me how close happiness and sadness are. So closely knitted together. Such a thin line, a thread-like divide that in the midst of emotions, it trembles, blurring the territory of exact opposites ... how quickly a moment of love was snapped away to a moment of hate ... Of how love and war stand upon the very same foundations.”
165. “Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.”
166. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. ” – Mark Twain
167. Fall down seven times, stand up eight!
168. For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down.” — Dave Ramsey
169. “I wish for [girls around the world] that they can achieve what they want. This is your world. This is your choice. You should stand up for your rights. No one can stand for you. If one person can be educated, they can teach other people. You help one person and they will also help another person.”
170. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. ” – Earl Nightingale
171. “That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are. ” – Shane Koyczan
172. “You stand up for what you believe in. ” – Doja Cat
173. “When you stand for something, you’ve got to stand for it all the way, not halfway.”
174. “If I can stand up when I’m 80, I’ll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won’t do it publicly.” — Tony Hawk
175. “Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, and don’t give up the fight. ” – Bob Marley (Lyrics)
176. “Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, and don’t give up the fight.” – Bob Marley (Lyrics)
177. “When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for everyone who will follow your positive example!”
178. If you give up, it means you never wanted it to be”
179. “Crazy is relative.”
180. “When you finish a thing you ought to be able to say to yourself: There, I am willing to stand for that piece of work. It is not pretty well done; it is done as well as I can do it; done to a complete finish. I will stand for that. ” – Orison Swett Marden
181. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment. ” – Stephen Covey
182. You’ll never change the world, if you’re worried about being liked
183. “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
184. “There’s a difference between being mean and standing up for yourself. ” – Anonymous
185. “Stand up for yourself even if nobody is on your side. ” – Anonymous
186. “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. ” – Maya Angelou
187. “To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life. with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability. and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood. where finitude and mortality are only dimly comprehended. It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality (it means acting to please God. in the ancient language).”
188. “I’ve been on the floor and I’ve been heartbroken. I didn’t know how I was going to stand up. But I just gave it time.” — Sandra Bullock
189. “A balance of giving and receiving is essential to keeping your energy, mood and motivation at a consistently high level. ”
190. “It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone. ” – Mahatma Gandhi
191. Feel free to stand up for what you believe in. Never let what others might say turn you into a coward who stands for nothing. People’s beliefs will differ, do not betray yours out of fear of opinion. Be polite while making your stance” Toni Payne
192. “Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.”
193. Life has 2 rules
194. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” Japanese Proverb
195. Every time you stand up for yourself, you are healing the wound for all the women in your lineage who were silenced. Elizabeth Su
196. “The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is. ”
197. Fall down seven times and stand up eight.. - Japanese Proverb
198. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” ~ J.K. Rowling
199. You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it”
200. “As I said, ‘If you don’t stand up for yourself, people aren’t going to think that you can stand up for them.’” – Sidney Blumenthal
201. Do what you feel in your heart to be right for you’ll be criticized anyway”. Eleanor Roosevelt
202. “Man, alone can transform the power of his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone can dream, and make his dream come true. ” – Napoleon Hill
203. “There’s is a difference between being mean and standing up for yourself.” – Unknown
204. by Shirley Malinowski
205. You have two Choices, you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important” Sidney Sheldon
206. “The bravest thing you can do is stand up for yourself when you're being treated unfairly. ” – Alan Young
207. Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore make your own future.
208. “On the way home, my father said tiredly. He hoped someday I’d realis it was necessary to live with people. I didn’t understand him. He said many other things that made me feel sorry for him because he just couldn’t stand up to a situation.”
209. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something in your life. ” – Winston Churchill
210. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” ― Maya Angelou
211. “When you finish a thing, you ought to be able to say to yourself: I am willing to stand for that piece of work. It is not pretty well done; it is done as well as I can; done to a complete finish. I will stand for that.”
212. “Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion. ”
213. Theres a time to be nice, and a time to stand your ground
214. When faced with senseless drama, spiteful criticisms and misguided opinions, walking away is the best way to stand up for yourself. To respond with anger is an endorsement of their attitude
215. “If you don’t stand up to your fears, have bravery, loyalty, and you don’t have friends, you’ll never win. You’ll never feel better about yourself.” – Luke Benward
216. “Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks. ” – Unknown
217. Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you” LL cool j
218. I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work” Thomas Edison
219. “When you’re part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad because they’d do the same for you. ” – Yogi Berra
220. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” ― Earl Nightingale
221. In a world that demands you to obey wrong rules; being rebellious is right
222. “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery. in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.” – Veronica Roth
223. Don’t let people walk all over you. Sometimes when you’re too nice, you always give and give and give. You might not know if you’re being taken advantage of or if you’re being used. Learn how to say no, be kind but stand up for yourself and never let anyone walk all over you
224. Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be
225. We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart. – Tabatha Coffey
226. “Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore make your own future. ” – Swami Vivekananda
227. “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H. G. Wells
228. “All things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act”
229. I not only have The right to stand up for myself but I have the responsibility. I can’t ask any body else to Stand up for me, if I won’t stand up for myself and once you stand up for yourself you would be surprised that people say “can I be of help”? Maya Angelou
230. Work hard, dream big, never give up”
231. Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power. Not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist
232. “For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down.” - Dave Ramsey
233. “Never slouch as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance. ”
234. “Be brave and be fearless, and for God’s sake, stand up for yourself.” – Gretchen Carlson
235. “Stand alone with no shame.”
236. “Standing up for yourself doesn’t always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it’s about not wasting energy on people who are negative.”
237. Never give up because great things take time”
238. “It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone. – Mahatma Gandhi
239. “Every time you stand up to be counted. tell the world this is my voice” -Shane Koyczan
240. “Shabbat is a day of rest, of mental scrutiny and of balance. Without it the workdays are insipid. ”
241. “When you're part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you. ”
242. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies but just as much to stand up to our friends” J. k Rowling
243. “We get weak, and we fall. It’s when we stand up again that we become stronger. You will learn from this and be better for it. It’s okay to fall once in a while. You’ll pick yourself up – eventually.”
244. If you strongly believe in something, don’t be afraid to fight for it”
245. “When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for everyone who will follow your positive example!” ― Doreen Virtue
246. “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it.”
247. “I might just stand up and go crazy, someone make the lay-up.” – Lil Baby, Song: All In, Album: My Turn
248. “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”
249. Winners are not people who never fail but people who never quit”
250. “It’s almost as easy to stand up as it is to sit down. ” – Charles Lindbergh
251. When you finish a thing you ought to be able to say to yourself: There, I am willing to stand for that piece of work. It is not pretty well done; it is done as well as I can do it; done to a complete finish. I will stand for that.
252. “Civilization must stand up and combat the current collapse of governance, the rise of violence, and the spread of chaos and fear in many parts of the world. ” – Rudy Giuliani
253. “There’s is a difference between being mean and standing up for yourself.”
254. “Seth Godin writes, “Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable.…It’s uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It’s uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It’s uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It’s uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle. When you identify the discomfort, you’ve found the place where a leader is needed. If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.”
255. “Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for – because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.”
256. “Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it’s just teaching you to stand up the next time.” – Joel Edgerton
257. “Being able to admit you’re wrong is important, but so is standing up for yourself when you’re right. ” – Suzy Kassem
258. "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends."— Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
259. “To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in. ” – Sophie Turner
260. The world surfers a lot because of the silence of good people”
261. “When you stand up to be counted, tell the world this is my voice.” – Shannon Alder
262. “The balance of power is the scale of peace. ”
263. You don’t loose real friends, real opportunities or real relationships when you start standing for yourself and setting clear boundaries. You lose abusers manipulators, narcissists, attention seekers, and mental health destroying leeches
264. “Don’t confuse having a career with having a life. ”
265. “Love is the undisturbed balance that binds this universe together. ”
266. “Sometimes it just feels so amazing to finally stand up for yourself. I highly recommend it. Life is too short to be taken for granted. ” – Demi Lovato
267. “When you finish a thing you ought to be able to say to yourself: There, I am willing to stand for that piece of work. It is not pretty well done; it is done as well as I can do it; done to a complete finish. I will stand for that.” ― Orison Swett Marden
268. “When you stand for something, you’ve got to stand for it all the way, not halfway.” – Kevin Gate
269. “Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.” – Tabatha Coffey
270. “I learned that you can stand up for yourself and still maintain your zen!” – Doreen Virtue
271. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” ~Japanese proverb
272. “Anything that threatens, hinders, obstructs, denies, delays your capacity to stand fully up for yourself, within yourself, take it down.” ― Iyanla Vanzant
273. “There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life. ”
274. You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, ‘I’m a representative.’
275. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill
276. “Society teaches us to fall in line and be grateful even in times of injustice. It’ll feel almost alien when you start speaking up but standing up for yourself is always the right thing to do. ” – Torron-Lee Dewar
277. “The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you, and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.” – Queen Elizabeth II
278. “The key to finding a happy balance in modern life is simplicity. ”
279. “Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, and don’t give up the fight.”
280. “Stand up for yourself by not standing yourself up.” – Gina Greenlee
281. “To be a mother of a son is one of the most important things you can do to change the world. Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to be kind." — Shannon L. Alder
282. “Nature is about balance. All the world comes in pairs – Yin and Yang, right and wrong, men and women; whats pleasure without pain?”
283. “Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.” ― Bob Marley, Bob Marley – Legend
284. There are gonna be some days, where you don't know if you can take another step. There are gonna be some days where you don't know where the next step is taking you to. The first step is you gotta stand up! Chris Gardener
285. “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” — H.G. Wells
286. “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it.” – Roy T. Bennett
287. “Don’t give in to bullying or others making fun of people. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your friends. Be that one person who is genuinely good-hearted.” – Michelle McCool
288. “Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being. ”
289. “Trust your own instincts, go inside, follow your heart. Right from the start. Go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness.” ~ Lesley Ann Warren
290. "I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. Something just motivates you to keep moving.” — Tina Turner
291. “Stand up for yourself.
292. If standing for yourself burns a bridge, I have matches, we ride at dawn
293. “Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.” – LL Cool J
294. “Sometimes standing up for yourself can be as simple as walking away from a situation that does not support or honor your self-worth. ” – Anonymous
295. “Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone. Stand up for truth, regardless of who steps on it. ” – Suzy Kassem
296. “You give numerous second chances to the undeserved, but start judging yourself in your very first legitimate failure. Why such discrimination?”
297. “Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone. Stand up for truth, regardless of who steps on it.”
298. “How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we’re not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?” – Katie McGarry
299. Sometimes it just feels so amazing to finally stand up for yourself. I highly recommend it. Life is too short to be taken for granted.
300. “Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. So follow your dreams, embrace change and live what you love” – Aysel Gunar
301. The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
302. “I have faced bullying before. Not in high school. Not in any school but when I published my now bestselling book series as an indie author back in 2010 through 2012 and became a target for indie publishing, especially in YA because I stood by Amazon self-publishing versus the traditional publishers. How I dealt with it? I kept doing what I love - writing and publishing, and giving my readers what they love. Indie publishing took off soon afterwards and now it is a valid and more desirable way to publish books. So the lesson learned is...don't let bullies stop you from doing what you love and from keeping you from giving your readers the books they love to read from you." - Kailin Gow in a National Radio Interview.”
303. “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it. ” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
304. When you modify, you are literally and figurately standing up for yourself; you’re building the muscle of looking inside and asking for what you need right
305. “That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are. ” – Shane Koyczan
306. “Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. So follow your dreams, embrace change and live what you love.”
307. “Trust your instincts, go inside, follow your heart. Right from the start. Go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness.” – Lesley Ann Warren
308. “Lord knows / Dreams are hard to follow / But don't let anyone / Tear them away / Hold On / There will be tomorrow / In time you'll find the way. ” – Mariah Carey
309. “Stand up for yourself. Never give anyone permission to abuse you.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
310. If you aren’t actively standing up for what is right, you’re part of the problem” Daffencohen. com
311. “I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can’t ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won’t stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you’d be surprised that people say ‘Can I be of help?” ― Maya Angelou
312. You have two choices. you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.
313. “Sometimes standing up for yourself can be as simple as walking away from a situation that does not support or honor your self-worth.” – Anonymous
314. “Being able to admit you’re wrong is important, but so is standing up for yourself when you’re right.” – Suzy Kassem
315. 48. T-shirt surprise. Once again, this baby announcement idea will surprise your audience with a message on your tummy, but your partner can also take part in the fun. Get T-shirts that say something like “Mom” and “Dad” so when you stand up, your friends and family will see that you’re about to become new parents!
316. “You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they’d do the same for you.” — Yogi Berra
317. Speak boldly and with intellect, never hush your voice for someone’s comfort. Speak your mind, make people uncomfortable”
318. “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” – Norman Vincent Peale
319. “If standing up for yourself burns a bridge or two, then rebuild right over top of the ashes.”
320. “Sometimes people don’t trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won’t stand up for other people. ” – Sharon
321. T-shirt surprise. Once again, this baby announcement idea will surprise your audience with a message on your tummy, but your partner can also take part in the fun. Get T-shirts that say something like “Mom” and “Dad” so when you stand up, your friends and family will see that you’re about to become new parents!
322. “Mr. DuBois, you are a rehearsal accompanist. I do not pay you for your musical interpretation.' The impresario marched down the aisle and stood in the middle like the commander of a mutinying ship.
323. “You have to stand up for some things in this world. ” – Marjory Stoneman Douglas
324. “If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much. ” – Marian Wright Edelman
325. “I don’t understand someone like you! You let people create rumors about you! Yes, they set you up, but do you know who gave them the power to do that? You! And your silence! I don’t know who taught you this, but suffering in silence is no way to live, Amelia! How can anyone help you if they don’t even know something is wrong?”
326. “Society teaches us to fall in line and be grateful even in times of injustice. It'll feel almost alien when you start speaking up but standing up for yourself is always the right thing to do.”
327. “If we can’t stand up to the never good enough and who do you think you are? we can’t move forward.”
328. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
329. Learn to stand up for yourself, it’s not every time that silence is golden
330. Courage is what it takes to stand and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” Winston Churchill
331. Never give up
332. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” ― JK Rowling
333. “I'm so sick and tired of leeches; blood sucking individuals with no remorse. It's now time to cut them off and get rid of them from my life. The hungry consultants, unscrupulous professional advisors, fake friends, dubious investors, bogus business partners, self-anointed good-soil for seed ministries, selfish relatives and those who feel I don't deserve!”
334. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.”- Japanese Proverb
335. “How many more of us are faking the facade? How are many more of us? Pretending to be something we’re not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?”
336. Behind every strong person lies a broken child, who had to learn to stand up and take no sit.
337. “You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for what you believe in. ” – Elizabeth Peyton
338. “We get weak, and we fall down. It’s when we stand up again that we become stronger. You will learn from this and be better for it. It’s okay to fall once in a while. You’ll pick yourself up – eventually.” – E. L. Todd
339. “When you come from a family of ten children, you learn very early on in life to stand up for yourself and hold your ground regarding the things you’re passionate about.”
340. “Balance and good fortune can only come to a person who is balanced and feels fortunate. ”
341. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.”—Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
342. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”– J.K. Rowling
343. “I try to be as honest and open as I am with everything that I do because it’s just. um. It helps me. you know. like whether it’s stand up or singing or act. I just try to stay true.” ~ Jamie Foxx
344. “If we don’t fight for what we ‘stand for’ with our passionate words and honest actions, do we really ‘stand’ for anything?” – Tiffany Madison
345. “It takes a lot of courage to stand up for yourself, but it's always worth it in the end. ” – Alan Young
346. “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have. ” – Norman Vincent Peale
347. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.' – Winston Churchill
348. God has a purpose for your pain
349. Stand up for what you believe in, Even if it means standing alone”
350. “You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they’d do the same for you. ”
351. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” ― Mark Twain
352. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” — Winston Churchill
353. “We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely.” – Pramila Jayapal
354. “When you come from a family of ten children you learn very early on in life to stand up for yourself and hold your ground regarding the things you’re passionate about.”— Sufe Bradshaw
355. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” ― J. K. Rowling
356. We get weak and we fall down. It's when we stand up again that we become stronger. You will learn from this and be better for it. It's okay to fall once in a while. You'll pick yourself up - eventually.
357. “You have two choices. you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.” ― Sidney Sheldon
358. “I am here, and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You are alive. And you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder.” – Stephen Chbosky
359. “When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for everyone who will follow your positive example!” – Doreen Virtue
360. “Stand up for your rights and be brave, and don’t be intimidated. ” – Margaret Keane
361. You are not responsible for how your set boundaries are received
362. “Whenever one person stands up and says, Wait a minute, this is wrong,’ it helps other people do the same.”
363. “In the end, it’s all a question of balance. ”
364. “Man, alone can transform the power of his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone can dream, and make his dream come true.” ― Napoleon Hill
365. You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.
366. How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we're not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?
367. I am tired of being nice for the sake of being nice. I am tired of being kind to someone just so they’ll be kind to me in return. I am ready to say no, I am ready to stand up for myself and my beliefs. I’m tired of feeling bad about who I am and what I feel because others don’t agree with me.
368. “Trust your own instincts, go inside, follow your heart. Right from the start. Go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness. ” – Lesley Ann Warren
369. “It’s important for everyone to stand up for what they believe in.”
370. “Stand up for what you believe in, Even if it means standing alone”. This one os one of my favorites. I come from a small family and town. I learned quickly to stand up for what I believe in.
371. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies. but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
372. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
373. When you stand up to be counted, tell the world this is my voice
374. “The only way he knew how to conquer the demon, was by confronting it.” ― Shad’e Zuiweta
375. “Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, and don’t give up the fight. ” – Bob Marley
376. “I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say, ‘Hi, my name is Sam, and I am an addict.” – Samuel J. Jackson
377. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – J.K. Rowling
378. “If we can’t stand up to the “never good enough” and “who do you think you are?” we can’t move forward.”
379. “Find a balance between head and heart. ”
380. I am fire, if you want something salty and sweet with no opinion, I’m not the one for you. I spit flames, often. Janne Robinson
381. ‘If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything.’
382. “Earning respect doesn’t mean to always let go but to stand up for yourself!” ― Somya Kedia
383. When faced with senseless drama, spiteful criticisms, and misguided opinions, walking away is the best way to stand up for yourself. To respond with anger is an endorsement of their attitude. —Dodinsky
384. “Civilization must stand up and combat the current collapse of governance, the rise of violence, and the spread of chaos and fear in many parts of the world.”
385. “If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences. ” – Criss Jami
386. “Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. So follow your dreams, embrace change and live what you love” ― Aysel Gunar
387. “Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself. ”
388. I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself. I believe in the woman who doesn't need to hide behind her husband's back. I believe that if you have problems, as a woman you deal with them, you don't play victim, you don't make yourself look pitiful, you don't point fingers. You stand and you deal. You face the world with a head held high and you carry the universe in your heart. — C. JoyBell C.
389. Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it's just teaching you to stand up the next time. - Joel Edgerton
390. “Stand up for yourself even if nobody is on your side.” – Unknown
391. “There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. ”
392. “You can't lead me down that road.”
393. Everything you can imagine is real.
394. “I’ve been on the floor and I’ve been heartbroken. I didn’t know how I was going to stand up. But I just gave it time.” —Sandra Bullock
395. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston S. Churchill
396. I am not afraid of my Truth anymore and I will not omit pieces of me to make you comfortable”
397. “The worst thing that we can do as women is not stand up for each other, and this is something we can practice every day, no matter where we are and what we do – women sticking up for other women, choosing to protect and celebrate each other instead of competing or criticising one another.”
398. “Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority. ” – William Jennings Bryan
399. "Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
400. “Trust your instincts, go inside, follow your heart. Right from the start. Go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness.”
401. When you stand up for yourself and become visible narcissists will try to gaslight you into believing you’re the problem. Don’t fall for it. They are deeply disturbed individuals and believe everyone should operate in ways which make them comfortable. Let them be uncomfortable and alone in their paranoia, envy need to micromanage and control others who threaten them. You, set your boundaries and continue slaying. Shahida Arabi
402. Follow your dreams, they know the way.
403. “Earning respect doesn’t mean letting go but always standing to let letting up for yourself!”
404. Don’t let anyone ever break your soul. You have to stand on your own two feet and stand up for yourself. There are those that would give anything to see you fail, but you must never give them the satisfaction. Hold your head up high, smile and stand your own ground
405. “The only way he knew how to conquer the demon was by confronting it. ” – Shad’e Zuiweta
406. How many times have you been Faced with the overwhelming temptation to just give up and throw in the towel? Too many to count, I presume. Holding on to what you being is no Walk in the park, here are a few reminders to
407. “It’s important to stand up for what you believe in.” — Cody Linley
408. Find yourself friends who will talk shit to your face but stand up for you behind your back. Dan Go
409. “Follow your dreams, they know the way. ”- Kobe Yamada
410. “Fall down seven times and stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
411. “Fall 7 times, stand up 8.” —Japanese Proverb
412. “You become a role model because of what you do as a person. There’s a certain point where being a role model might come from standing up for yourself and getting rid of emotion that doesn’t belong to you, an emotion that is being brought on because of racist actions of others. ” – Claudia Rankine
413. “My daddy always told me to just do the best you knew how and tell the truth. He said there was nothin to set a man’s mind at ease like wakin up in the morning and not havin to decide who you were. And if you done somethin wrong just stand up and say you don’t it and say you’re sorry and get on with it. Dont haul stuff around with you.”
414. “How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we're not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?”
415. “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.” – Kirstin Maldonado
416. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.”
417. “You stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you.” – Yogi Berra
418. “The victim inside us all ceases when we stand up in opposition of that which oppresses or intimidates us. Something powerfully intrinsic happens when the courage to no longer be silent awakens within us and we are compelled to confront our problems rather than cower to them. The things that torment us thrive on our hushed fears and insecurities and they are made powerless by a resilient voice; An inner voice that says...“No More!” ~ Jason Versey”
419. Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations”
420. “Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you. — LL Cool J
421. Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.
422. “You become a role model because of what you do as a person. There’s a certain point where being a role model might come from standing up for yourself and getting rid of emotion that doesn’t belong to you, an emotion that is being brought on because of racist actions of others.” – Claudia Rankine
423. ‘”I might just stand up and go crazy, someone make the lay-up.”‘
424. “Follow your dreams, they know the way.”― Kobe Yamada
425. “Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone. Stand up for truth, regardless of who steps on it.” – Suzy Kassem
426. Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about”
427. “Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone. Stand up for truth, regardless of who steps on it.” ― Suzy Kassem
428. “Stand up for yourself by not standing yourself up.”
429. “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it. ” – Roy T. Bennett
430. “Be different, stand out, and work your butt off. ” – Reba McEntire
431. Life is Like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving” Albert Einstein
432. I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. Something just motivates you to keep moving.
433. “Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself, you should speak up even if you don’t get the answer you were looking for; its the fact that you said something that matters.” – Unknown
434. “It’s important to stand up for what you believe in. ” – Cody Linley
435. “Anything that threatens, hinders, obstructs, denies, delays your capacity to stand fully up for yourself, within yourself, take it down. ” – Iyanla Vanzant
436. Anything you lose when you stand up for yourself, protect your boundaries and begin to grow, was not meant to stay
437. Shift yourself away from the slippery ground of bad attitudes and you'll not drift off!
438. “Know when to say ‘no.”
439. Your silence will not protect you
440. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
441. “Don’t yell at people. Stand up for what’s right. Put yourself in the other person’s place. Respect women. Don’t take no for an answer. Laugh at yourself. Don’t believe what you are told”
442. Pay attention when people react with anger and hostility to your boundaries. You have found the edge where their respect for you ends
443. “Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore make your own future. ” – Swami Vivekanand
444. “Stand alone with no shame. ” – Mitta Xinindlu
445. “Your father didn't raise me out of the gutter but lifted me off a road. A road I chose of my own volition, taking my own path." He didn't need to know the details, and Rosamund was certain Jacopo wasn't about to enlighten him. Drawing herself up, her chocolate eyes flashed. "And yes, I am Lady Blithman and as such, I take my responsibilities to the name, and my staff and my friends, very seriously. You're right. This is nothing to do with Mr. Lovelace, and everything to do with my duty to those who need me.”
446. “Silence is the most expensive to buy.”
447. I’ve been on the floor and I’ve been heartbroken. I didn’t know how I was going to stand up. But I just gave it time.
448. “Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in. ” – Tabatha Coffey
449. “I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone. ” – Claudette Colvin
450. “Formal education teaches how to stand, but to see the rainbow you must come out and walk many steps on your own. ” – Amit Ray
451. Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.
452. Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. So follow your dreams, embrace change and live what you love.
453. “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it.” – Roy T. Bennett
454. Always stand up for yourself. Don’t take bullshit from anyone. No one in this world is more important than you
455. Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
456. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” – J. K. Rowling
457. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.”—J.K. Rowling
458. “Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are. ” – Ellen Bass
459. “Anything that threatens, hinders, obstructs, denies, delays your capacity to stand fully up for yourself, within yourself, take it down.” – Iyanla Vanzant
460. Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad, except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up – Orson Welles
461. “Don’t just get up, stand up!”
462. “You don’t have to accept the things you are not ok with. ” – Unknown
463. Leaders stand up for others.
464. “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.”
465. The only people that get upset when you set boundaries are those who benefitted from you having none
466. “The ability to read, write, and analyze; the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality; the qualifications and connections to get your foot in the door and take your seat at the table — all of that starts with education.” —Michelle Obama
467. “We get weak and we fall down. It’s when we stand up again that we become stronger. You will learn from this and be better for it. It’s okay to fall once in a while. You’ll pick yourself up, eventually. ” – E. L. Todd
468. “To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life. ”
469. “Anything that threatens hinders, obstructs, denies, delays your capacity to stand fully up for yourself, within yourself, take it down.”
470. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”
471. “Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.” — William Jennings Bryan
472. “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.” – Lily Collins
473. “Motherhood has completely changed me. It’s just about like the most completely humbling experience that I’ve ever had. I think that it puts you in your place because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in and if you can’t stand up to those principles when you’re raising a child, forget it.” — Diane Keaton
474. “You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows. ” – Mandy Hale
475. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
476. “Strong people stand up for themselves, but stronger people stand up for others.” ― Suzy Kassem
477. “We cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever. We must stand up and move on to the next action.”
478. Women who had the strength to really stand up for something that they knew needed to be done is the best example of no matter how small you might feel, how low you may feel on the ladder or the totem pole, no matter what color you are, no matter what gender you are, you have a voice and you certainly have the right to speak up for what is right. — Meghan Markle
479. “We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic, and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart. ” – Tabatha Coffey
480. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Proverb
481. “Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for – because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.”- Peter Marshall
482. “You have two choices. You can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.” – Sidney Sheldon
483. When you feel powerful, you are willing to stand up for your rights, you are willing to stand up for what you believe in, you are willing to stand up and be counted”Margaret Cho
484. If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” — H. G. Wells
485. May you be strong, always. When you fall may you stand up undefeated. Happy birthday to such a great king.
486. "If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
487. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
488. “Shift yourself away from the slippery ground of bad attitudes and you'll not drift off!” – Israelmore Ayivor
489. “Whenever one person stands up and says, ‘Wait a minute, this is wrong,’ it helps other people do the same.” — Gloria Steinem
490. Anyone can give up,it’s the easiest thing in the world to do, but to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength” Anonymous
491. Get up. Stand up. Stand up for your rights. Get up. Stand up. Don’t give up the fight” Bob Marley
492. Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
493. You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’
494. “Standing up for yourself doesn’t always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it’s about not wasting energy on people who are negative.” – Sherry Argov
495. “Formal education teaches how to stand, but to see the rainbow you must come out and walk many steps on your own.”
496. The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think its permanent then its permanent, if you think you’ve reached your limits then you have, if you think you’ll never get well then you won’t. You have to change your thinking, you have to see everything that is holding you back, every obstacle, every limitation as only temporary
497. “When you’re part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad because they’d do the same for you.” – Lawrence Peter ‘Yogi’ Berra
498. Embrace your inner resistance, and let others become accountable for themselves
499. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. ” – Maya Angelou
500. “I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to wish for a perfect life. the things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down. I'm choosing to stand up taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I can guarantee you I'll never stay on the ground.”
501. “The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what’s really inside, it’s just not going to be there. ” – Herbie Hancock
502. “I know what this is. I know this is my truth. My past. My present. My future. It is what I knew all along and, like a freaking idiot, ignored because my beautiful illusion was so much better than my tragic reality.
503. Anything that threatens, hinders, obstructs, denies, delays your capacity to stand fully up for yourself, within yourself, take it down.
504. Stop being a pushover, stand up for yourself
505. “You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.”― Mandy Hale
506. “I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can’t ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won’t stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you’d be surprised that people say ‘Can I be of help?”
507. Anything you loose when you stand up for yourself and set boundaries was never meant to stay
508. To be a mother of a son is one of the most important things you can do to change the world. Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to be kind. – Shannon L. Alder
509. Take a stand for yourself and refuse to let people steal your joy
510. “The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you, and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass. ” – Queen Elizabeth II
511. “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.” – Maya Angelou
512. “It’s time to stand up for yourself and your dream. This is the one and only life that you have. Don’t waste it watching someone’s life on TV, in a movie, in a series, or reality show. Take your power back and make a move. Live your life on your terms, and create something new in your life. You deserve it!” – Les Brown
513. “No matter what you do. stand up for who you are and be honest.”
514. “Trust your own instincts, go inside, follow your heart. Right from the start. Go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness.” ― Lesley Ann Warren
515. “You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.”
516. “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi
517. “How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we’re not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?”― Katie McGarry
518. “If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.”
519. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
520. “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. ”
521. “Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the right minority will one day be the majority.”
522. Fall seven times, stand up eight. – Japanese Proverb
523. “Fall seven times and stand up eight. ” – Japanese Proverb
524. You must stand for something, you can’t be everything to everyone. Define your values, live by them. Surround yourself with others who will honor them. Let the rest go” @debra11
525. “That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are.”
526. “You can't keep hiding behind your fear, you have to face it head on. – Alan Young
527. Don’t be afraid of being different, be afraid of being the same as everyone else”
528. Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. — Maya Angelou
529. “Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself, you should speak up even if you don’t get the answer you were looking for; its the fact that you said something that matters. ” – Unknown
530. “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. ” – Oprah Winfrey
531. “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.” — Lily Collins
532. Strong people stand up for themselves but stronger people stand up for others” Extramadness. com
533. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
534. “Economy without ecology means managing the human nature relationship without knowing the delicate balance between humankind and the natural world. ”
535. “You can be a woman who wants to look good and still stand up for the equality of women.” – Meghan Markle
536. “Fall down seven times, stand up eight”
537. Quitting is not an option”
538. “When conscious activity is wholly concentrated on some one definite purpose, the ultimate result, for most people, is lack of balance accompanied by some form of nervous disorder. ”
539. “God had to break Jacob to make him useful. In the breaking process, Jacob—the deceiving “heel-catcher”—became Israel, a “prince with God” who purposed to serve God rather than himself. Natural leaders often need to be broken. Consider your natural ability to lead a gift from God, but your character a gift to present back to God. Remember: Every time you stand up under the weight of adversity, you are being prepared, as Jacob was, to better serve God and lead people.”
540. “Sometimes you have to stand up for what’s right, and sometimes that may be ruffling feathers and may be frowned upon by everyone else, but at the end of the day, in your heart, knowing you’re on the right side of history and knowing that you did the right thing, good or bad, you have to live with that. ” – George Hill
541. “The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine. It’s to create space for the vine to grow and bear fruit.”
542. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it ta