It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

André Gide

Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people's hands.

Roy T. Bennett

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Harvey Fierstein

We find strength when we're willing to talk about our weaknesses.

Joshua Fields Millburn

My thing is that I don't give no person that much power over my path that I'm walking. Not one person can make or break what I'm doing, except me or God.

Nipsey Hussle

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Abraham Joshua Heschel