Quotes About Assertiveness

B)eware of women who have the nerve to meet your eyes, who think they're your equals, who do as they please, who please you as well, who will never do as they're told.

To hell with them," Fanny remarked. Had her sister learned nothing at the Starling School? Other people's judgments were meaningless unless you allowed them to mean something.

A woman who acts as if she knows what she's doing gets what she wants.

Even as an older child, she was not allowed to say, or even to think: "I can be sad or happy whenever anything makes me sad or happy; I don't have to look cheerful for someone else, and I don't have to suppress my distress or anxiety to fit other people's needs. I can be angry and no one will die or get a headache because of it. I can rage when you hurt me, without losing you.

If an adult has not developed and mind of his own, then he will find himself at the mercy of the authorities for better or worse, just as an infant finds itself at the mercy of its parents. Saying no to those more powerful will always seem to threatening to him.

Her teeth were crowded to the front of her mouth as if they were ready for an argument

I explained myself like this: I did not feel adamant about saying no, but I also didn't feel adamant about saying yes, so until I felt strongly one way or another, I'd stick with no.

Why any woman give a shit what people think is a mystery to me.

Too much respect for people who are not respectful to you is a sure sign of insecurity.

Some people think politeness is an invitation to invade.

Why you like this, huh? Why you always think you have to do things your own way? I ast your mama bout it one time, while you was in jail. What she say? ast Sofia. She say you think your way as good as anybody else's. Plus, it yours. Sofia laugh.

Don't let them run over you, Nettie say. You got to let them know who got the upper hand.

Why any woman give a sh*t what people think is a mystery to me.

She say to Sofia, All your children so clean, she say, would you like to work for me, be my maid? Sofia say, Hell no. She say, What you say? Sofia say, Hell no.

Making clear that there could be a negative outcome—and that you are willing to do whatever is necessary—can not only get the other person's attention but also, in some cases, increase respect for you. Being willing to fight hard for what you believe in often engenders admiration.

One of the authors, then a department head, found that this worked when a colleague was trying to manipulate and bully him (about office space); looking right at the colleague and loudly saying, "Don't mess with me, Jack. I teach negotiations!" made him back off. Jack was much nicer from then on, because he assumed his ploys wouldn't work.

If you don't think I'm a princess then you're 100% right, I'm the fucking queen.

Definition of positive- ´wrong at the top of your lungs´

If you judge your thoughts worth hearing, pronounce them proudly, push them to every corner of the chamber, fill the hall with your hopes and desires and make every listener share them! If you are ashamed of your thoughts, better to leave a silence.

Who asked your opinion?' 'A man who doesn't want opinions should keep his own mouth shut.

A man who doesn't want opinions should keep his own mouth shut.

If you have to tell someone you are furious, and then, furthermore, that you mean it, your fury has failed to achieve its desired effect.

I may be black bastard, but at least I know what I am.

Act as if you are confident even if you don't feel that way.