Prove Them Wrong Quotes

• No matter how many times people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong.

  Zayn Malik

  Revenge, One Direction, People

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  I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

  Derek Jeter

  Inspiring, Success, Hard Work

  "Competitive to a Fault". Interview with Anthony Verde, www.menshealth.com. March 12, 2008.

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• The people who put you down don't have to stop you from chasing your dreams. Stand up, and prove them wrong.

  Selena Gomez

  Dream, People, Chasing

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• Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't let it affect me. If anything it gives me more enthusiasm and pushes me to do better in my career so I can prove them wrong.

  Nicole Polizzi

  Careers, People, Giving

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• I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.

  Liya Kebede

  Dream, People, Impossible

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• There are always going to be skeptics. Prove them wrong.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Skeptic, Prove

  Twitter post from Apr 08, 2014

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• In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Believe, Responsibility, Boss

  "As A Latina, Sonia Sotomayor Says, 'You Have To Work Harder'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 13, 2014.

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• They said you could not make it. Prove them wrong.

  Jon Jones

  Inspirational, Said, They Said

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• People ask me why I work so hard and why I have this compassion to reach the top and be great. I respond by telling them, "I work insanely hard because people said I couldn't do it." When someone tells me I can't do something, or that I'll never achieve my goals and visions, I am determined to prove them wrong.

  Robert Cheeke

  Motivational, Bodybuilding, Compassion

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• When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Want, Made, Underestimated

  "The Powerful Message That Helped Condoleezza Rice Thrive Amid Racism In The". www.huffingtonpost.com. January 27, 205.

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• I don't like compliments. No. I prefer criticisms; prefer to prove them wrong

  Paul Scholes

  Criticism, Compliment, Prove

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• You can only go so far in analyzing each and every one person's opinion because they are often quite different. You just have to trust your instincts and hope that if someone doesn't like your idea, you can prove them wrong in the final process. In the end, you can please some of the people some of the time, but that's about all you can do.

  Bryan Singer

  Ideas, People, Different

  "Featured Filmmaker: Bryan Singer" By Stax, www.ign.com. December 9, 2002.

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• I am pushed by my critics. I don't want to say I want to prove them wrong, but it pushes me on the field to play with a chip on my shoulder, and I play best when I have a chip on my shoulder.

  Hope Solo

  Play, Want, Fields

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• The next step is to learn to communicate with the people that you feel are causing your pain and misery- not to learn how to prove them wrong and yourself right but how to communicate from the heart.

  Pema Chodron

  Pain, Heart, People

  Pema Chodron (2001). “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living”, p.164, Shambhala Publications

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• If people want to pigeon hole you then just view it as an opportunity to prove them wrong and show that you are different to what they think you are.

  Gordon Gee

  Thinking, Opportunity, Views

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• The problem was, I was labeled as trouble - so I was like, 'Trouble? I'll show you trouble. You want trouble, well here it is!' No matter what label they give you, the best thing you can do is prove them wrong.

  Pink

  Badass, Bad Ass, Giving

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• ...everyone was right about you- prove them wrong.

  Daniel Handler

  Prove

  Daniel Handler (2012). “Why We Broke Up”, p.20, Egmont UK

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• All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.

  Cathy Guisewite

  Children, Believe, Thinking

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• I've heard about my size all my life. It makes you work that much harder. It's gratifying to prove them wrong.

  Marcus Giles

  Size, Heard, Harder

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• I've been fighting my whole career to show a different side and prove naysayers - not prove them wrong, because I don't think you should get your energy from negative people.

  Ice Cube

  Fighting, Thinking, Careers

  "Ice Cube Says Hollywood Isn't Cool Enough, Adds: "I'm Ready to Run a Studio"". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 25, 2016.

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• When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And that's the juice that kept me going

  Cicely Tyson

  Moving On, Mother, Follow Your Heart

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• Everyone told me you can't build a major tech company in Canada. There just aren't enough investors or engineers or top-level managers. Each day, I'm driven to prove them wrong.

  Ryan Holmes

  Each Day, Levels, Canada

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• Obviously there are going to be a lot of skeptics. I only hope I can prove them wrong and give the idea of model-slash-anything a genuine chance.

  Karen Elson

  Ideas, Giving, Chance

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• At school I fought sometimes. Kids were saying that figure skating is sport for the girls. Then I had to prove them wrong.

  Evgeni Plushenko

  Girl, Sports, School

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• People stereotype pop stars, but Christina [Aguilera] proves them wrong with her unique style and talent.

  Sarah Michelle Gellar

  Stars, Unique, People

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