We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common – which is – we all want to be happy.
I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.
People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in the way of your success, and that was the case for me.
In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of ‘Who do you think you are?’
Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.
Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.
The malicious have a dark happiness.
If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.
You can only offend me if you mean something to me.
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.
Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.
Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue.
Bullying is killing our kids. Being different is killing our kids and the kids who are bullying are dying inside. We have to save our kids whether they are bullied or they are bullying. They are all in pain.
By not caring too much about what people think, I’m able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.
Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.
Usually the bullies are the most insecure. I was bullied and it’s hard, you feel like high schools never going to be over. Its four years of your life and you just have to remember the person picking on you has their own problems and their own issues. And you’re going to be ok.