1. You have every right to be Different, Unique, YOU! ~ Ty Howard
2. A BULLY is someone who believes in Behaving Ugly, Looking Lame, Yelling Ignorance, and Needing Game. ~ Ty Howard
3. The gift in you will continuously shine through when you fully believe with unrelenting determination, "I Am Beautiful! I Am Loved! I Have The Ability to Smile, Laugh, and Do Great Things with My Life!" ~ Ty Howard
4. Faith and determination spares us from five evils: bullies, teasers, haters, mean-spirited people, and false friends. ~ Ty Howard
5. When you intentionally bully and hurt other people, you hurt yourself. You reveal to the world you have low self-esteem and little love for yourself. ~ Ty Howard
6. B.U.L.L.Y. = [B]rute, [U]sing, [L]ousy, [L]ow self-esteem, [Y]early ~ Ty Howard
7. STOP Bullying NOW! Save a Life! Save a Friend! Save a Dream! Save a Human Being! ~ Ty Howard
8. Bullying does much more damage than you'll ever know. When you have thoughts of bullying or doing or saying anything mean to anyone—don't do it, just let it go. ~ Ty Howard
9. Do not lose faith and trust in the fact that there are a lot more good people in the world than the current bully / bullies that are making your life feel worthless and like you're living in a never-ending hell. ~ Ty Howard
10. A true friend is someone who there for you always, even if it means going against your pleas to not tell (or snitch) and finding a reliable and caring adult to help and protect you from the bully everyone else is terrified of. ~ Ty Howard
11. Self-Love for ourselves guides our morals; Our Love for others guides our manners. ~ Ty Howard
12. Speak Up and Speak Out—Against Bullying!!!! Silence is deadly when it comes to helping to save a friend, a dream, a life, a human being. ~ Ty Howard
13. Never take a person's dignity by bullying, belittling or hurting them—it's worth more to them than it ever will to you. ~ Ty Howard
14. You'll miss the best things in life if you allow a bully to scare and force you to hide and live inside yourself. ~ Ty Howard
15. If you want to standout... don't be reckless or mean—Be OUTSTANDING! ~ Ty Howard
16. To be a bully is very lonely. You live with false hopes, beliefs, and often false friends. ~ Ty Howard
17. Everyone - Everywhere - Should Stand Up Against Bullying without hesitation or the feeling of pity for bullied victims. You're Standing Up because it's the right thing to do, it can save a dream and a life, and to one day bring an end to such a vicious toxic behavior. ~ Ty Howard
18. A bully is a person with very low self-esteem, twisted in a toxic knot of negative emotions and actions, that most likely began when he or she first started not liking themselves. ~ Ty Howard
19. If you are friends with a known bully and you do nothing to get your friend to STOP his/her toxic behavior—you're suffering from the same fears, low-self esteem and intimidation as the victims your friend "The Bully" is bullying. ~ Ty Howard
20. Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, bullying and hate crimes will never end. It's not. ~ Ty Howard
21. A snitch is a bad person looking to gain a favor by telling on another bad person so they can use the favor to get them out of trouble later. You're NOT a snitch if you're reporting and standing up against bullying—that makes you a good person who cares about saving a life, saving a friend, and saving a dream. ~ Ty Howard
22. Do not allow someone else's anger, spitefulness, toxic emotions or unpleasant character to keep you from coming to school, getting good grades, believing in your dreams, and becoming the person you truly want to be. ~ Ty Howard
23. A cyberbully is a callous coward hiding behind a keyboard—acting recklessly and foolishly. ~ Ty Howard
24. To cyberbully another person only proves that the person doing it has poor character and a low self-image. ~ Ty Howard
25. Trying to get even with a bully puts you in a negative position where you’re not actually protecting yourself but lowering yourself... to their toxic behavior level. ~ Ty Howard
26. I'm always amazed when the students who haze other students look so surprised when they ironically find
themselves in trouble and standing in hot water. ~ Ty Howard
27. Think left and think right, and think up and think down. Oh, the things we can begin to do to STOP and Stand Up Against Bullying NOW! ~ Ty Howard
28. Today, look at the person who is sitting in front, behind, to the left and to the right of you in each of your scheduled school classes. Then think for a moment... How would you like to remember each one of them right before you go to be this evening: "One of them crying and choosing to hurt themselves because they were bullied today?" or "All of them smiling and celebrating with you after you all have walked across the stage and received your diploma on graduation day?" Choose, take a firm and bold stance for the latter—and you'll wake up the next morning smiling and eager to go to school that day. ~ Ty Howard
29. Kindhearted and caring people shape and move the world. ~ Ty Howard
30. Elevate your kindness, not your anger or spitefulness. It is the sun that brightens the sky, not dark clouds and thunder. ~ Ty Howard
31. The first rule is to never abandon your values. The second rule is to never forget the first rule. ~ Ty Howard
32. If something bad has faded and left the room, smile and be patient because something better is coming soon. ~ Ty Howard
33. Somewhere there is someone that is thinking of you, and finds in your presence a beautiful heart and smile that shines through. So, the next time you’re feeling lonely - do remember this - someone somewhere just could not resist... the beautiful thoughts of you. ~ Ty Howard
34. Kindness and friendship takes timing. Bullying upsets the timing. ~ Ty Howard
35. Make today the day you forgive someone who wronged you, hurt you or disappointed you in any way—and you will soon free yourself from a self-imposed mental and stress filled prison. ~ Ty Howard
36. The person who encourages and urges on acts of bullying is just as responsible for the illegal actions as the person who does the bullying. ~ Ty Howard
37. STOP Bullying Now! Teach your child to not participate in bullying, or fill their mind and belly with hate or meanspirited actions. ~ Ty Howard
About the Author: Ty Howard is the author of the best-selling book Untie the KnotsTM That Tie Up Your Life: Freeing Yourself from Toxic Habits, Choices, People, and Relationships, and the forthcoming teen character enrichment and empowerment book You Were Born to Be G.R.R.R.R.E.A.T.!!!!TM. He is recognized around the world as a highly sought after consultant and expert on youth enrichment and teen empowerment. Ty teaches young people and the professionals who work with and develop them, how to defeat toxic habits, maintain a positive attitude, and achieve true greatness. With over 18 dedicated years as a Dynamic Professional Speaker for Youth & Teens, Ty has a proven track record for delivering inspiring and engaging programs that bring forth immediate positive change, desired outcomes, and real-life results.
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