No Pushover Quotes

#1. She was no pushover. That was for sure. She was strong, opinionated, easy to underestimate and misunderstand. She had her own ideas about duty and honor and she kept to her principles even with a gun at her back.

Robert Edsel

#2. I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No pushover, me.

Roger Ebert

#3. I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say 'no' to other people with a clear conscience.

Beth Ditto

#4. If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.

Joyce Rachelle

#5. In my entire life growing up I've never heard my dad say an unkind word about anyone. My father has always taken the high road in life and to me he's a complete inspiration without being a pushover.

Hugh Panaro

#6. Humility is not weak, powerless, faint, a pushover, a punching bag or an abuse magnet, because above all - humility cares.

Bryant McGill

#7. I'm not strong-willed, actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do.

Helen Mirren

#8. He also had a kind of helpless politeness, which I took advantage of. He was quite incapable of refusing a direct request, and so, because I asked him to, he invited me to several parties during the month I stayed in Hemgogn.

Ursula K. Le Guin

#9. I got a dog with a Napoleon complex. I have a Napoleon complex. We're small. Anything big that we feel is threatening us, we want to fight. We're not a pushover.

Kevin Hart

#10. I don't know if I'm a strict parent or a pushover.

Liam Neeson

#11. I wouldn't want to date a pushover who would let me make all the plans and have all the control.

Taylor Swift

#12. Kate, you're a pushover," the clerk said. I leaned over the counter and offered him my best deranged smile. "Wanna push and see if I fall over?

Ilona Andrews

#13. I think when people see that you are shy, or even just calm, collected and reserved, they think you can be pushed around, made to do everything they want - but that's definitely not true of me. The people closest to me know that's not the case. They know I'm not a pushover.

Leona Lewis

#14. I like to talk come fight night, that's how I do it, but I'm not a pushover.

Andre Ward

#15. If Blake thought she was going to be some meek, mealy-mouthed
pushover grateful for his dick and his non-apologies, he obviously didn't know what it took to make a room full of tenth graders pay attention.

Rebecca Brooks

#16. Just because I give you my all, doesn't mean I'm a pushover. Don't make the mistake of underestimating me. Push too hard and you'll see how strong I really am!

Karen Gibbs

#17. She spied the rolled up hose and made a snap decision. This ended here and now.
The days of being the world's biggest pushover were over.

R.L. Mathewson

#18. I don't take crap from anyone, so that makes people think I'm rebellious. I'm not. I'm just not a pushover.

Kat Dennings

#19. Life's too short to be a pushover.

Kelly Clarkson

#20. There are people out there with an eye on my hard-earned cash who think that I am a pushover. I am not!

Wilbur Smith

#21. It's easy to think that people will like you more if you do whatever they tell you to do, but it's quite the opposite. People don't appreciate pushovers - they use them.

Osayi Emokpae Lasisi

#22. So what if she wasn't a pushover? So what if she had some mettle and didn't wear her heart on her sleeve? She had done everything she had done for the best. For king and country.

Sara Sheridan

#23. Just before my 16th birthday, Natalie Dormer said to me, 'As soon as you turn 16, you're going to work adult hours. People will try take advantage of you, so it's important not to be a pushover.'

Sophie Turner

#24. I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.

Ben Elton

#25. Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me.

Brenda Strong

#26. I'm a pushover. I make allowances for people if I like them.

Zaha Hadid

#27. I think we each have a certain number of unnecessary apologies, which we willingly dish out before we realize it's time to stand and fight. I may still have two or three left.

Joyce Rachelle

#28. She was tough," James said, "but nice. She wanted to talk things out with Slytherin even after he'd tried to kill the lot of us. But she wasn't a pushover. None of them were. They were hardcore. I'll tell you more tomorrow. How'd you all know I'd gone missing?

G. Norman Lippert

#29. Yeah, and Mr. Cuddles is a jealous sort. He doesn't share us well. (Geary)
Does this mean I'll have to fight him? (Arik)
You'd never win. Mr. Cuddles cheats. You think he's just a pushover teddy bear, but he's vicious, I tell you. Vicious. (Geary)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#30. He perceives an emotional woman as more of a pushover.

Sherry Argov

#31. Hufflepuff is a pushover. Last time we played them, Harry caught the Snitch in about five minutes,

J.K. Rowling

#32. I'm a real pushover for animals.

Kevin Kline