Out of all the characters in “Grey’s Anatomy,” Miranda Bailey has to be top five. She’s real, funny, and she speaks the truth. She’s either telling people when they need to stop talking or giving them the Miranda Bailey wisdom. Either way, it’s what you need to hear and it’s how you need to hear it. These 12 quotes are a representation of exactly that.

1. “You are a powerful woman, and you know your own mind.”

2. “I have five rules. Memorize them. Rule number one, don’t bother sucking up. I already hate you, that’s not gonna change.”

3. “I’m busy holding myself together with tape and glue."

4. “We’re all scared! I mean if you’re not scared you’re not paying attention.”

5. “You did a terrible thing. It doesn’t mean you’re a terrible person.”

6. “Never be afraid to stand up for yourself. Just be sure you are right when you do.”

7. “I am woman. Hear me roar.”

8. “If I told you that my heart hurt so much sometimes I want to rip it from my chest with my own little hands... I would fall apart. And I don’t have time to fall apart.”

9. “When someone congratulates you, you look them in the eye and say thank you.”

10. “A lot of people in my life have let me down and one of them was me.”

11. “It’s not hard. It’s painful but it’s not hard. You know what to do already. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be in this much pain.”

12. “I’m going to stop listening to you because the words you are saying are hurting me.”