“Standing up for yourself doesn't always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it's about not wasting energy on people who are negative.”

“I've always been the kind of person who doesn't like to trespass, but sometimes you just find yourself over the line.”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

“Haters never win. I just think that's true about life, because negative energy always costs in the end.”

Tom Hiddleston (1981) English actor, producer and musical performer

“People are people. We'll always find a way to mess up, doesn't matter who's in charge.”

Malorie Blackman Noughts & Crosses

“I don't want to be a man. I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

“Put your energy into things that actually grow you. Too many people freely give their energy to negative thoughts, people, and situations.”

Ralph Smart

“… it is true, even people with painful childhoods… grow up to be more interesting people. So, there's always a positive to a negative.”

Barbra Streisand (1942) American singer, actress, writer, film producer, and director

“Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.”

Mary Schmich (1953) American columnist

“Sometimes we waste too much time to think about someone who doesn’t even think about us for a second.”

Wiz Khalifa (1987) American rapper and actor

“Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself”

Baz Luhrmann (1962) Australian film director, screenwriter and producer