Uppity People Quotes

#1. If only I had it in me to be all fierce, fearless and forthright instead of forever sprinkling my discourse with pitiful retractions, apologies and prevarications.

Anonymous

#2. The last thing I do before bed is think I should take my contacts out. Then I fall asleep.

Jessica Williams

#3. The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.

Carl Bernstein

#4. Let's be best friends till the end

Kim Tae-yeon

#5. See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.

Wole Soyinka

#6. A man like that gets hold of a woman like you it automatically becomes exclusive.

Kristen Ashley

#7. To be clear ... no one is above the law.

Andrew Cuomo

#8. I used to have a sign pinned up on my wall that read: Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us ... It was all about letting go of everything. p.7

Pema Chodron

#9. But he didn't hold me when we slept. We didn't make love. He didn't curl his fingers around my breast in the unconscious but still possessive way Max was doing at that very moment.

Kristen Ashley

#10. Paper balls? You were throwing balled up paper at an alligator?

Gini Koch

#11. A strong body listens. It obeys. A weak body commands. If your body is weak it tells you what to do. If your body is strong it'll actually listen to you when you tell it to do something. If you build it right you can overcome some of the obstacles of age and recovery.

Andre Agassi

#12. And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.

Jason Statham

#13. The only limit is the one you set yourself.

Felix Baumgartner