Quotes About Assertiveness

Am I pushy? Yep. Do I like taking 'no' for an answer when 'no' means New Yorkers aren't going to get something they need? No. Do I push back and crack some eggs? Absolutely.

I've always been pushy as far as the business goes.

I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.

Nobody puts Roach in the corner.

Anybody who puts himself on a ballot has to have a big ego, we have to have it.

No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.

I was a flamboyant girl who participated in debates and all.

I like men who confidently flirt with women they have just met.

I haven't always been good at flirting, but I've learned that flirting is all about confidence. I don't think it's about being sexy at all; it's just about having enough confidence to walk up to somebody and have a conversation with them.

As happy as I am off the floor, on the floor I'm the opposite. I don't take any crap.

I don't wear dresses and flowers in my hair and float around!

I give strong advice, but I don't expect it to be followed.

I've never followed my party... I'm no yes-man, I've never been a yes-man.

What's crazy is, my whole life I been a leader. I'm not a follower.

There's definitely been times where there's stuff that I have not been comfortable with, and I've had to put my foot down.

There's always that mental battle, who's going to have that confidence to be on the front foot.

As a football player, you must have a big ego to respect yourself. So if you are a good player, you must say that you are good. You need to have the confidence.

As a footballer I know what I'm good at and I've now embraced it.

You might as well go through life the way you want to. If what you want is to be engaged and forceful, to 'lean in,' well, do that.

When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.

I grew up in a house of forthright women.

You fouled a guy who needs to be fouled. If he's going to the basket, you don't give a knick-knack foul and then argue with the ref. You foul him so he knows, so the next guy coming behind him knows, so his team knows you can't go in the lane.

I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.

Frankly, sometimes you have to go into the belly of the beast, as they say, and take on some of these individuals even if they're entirely unprofessional, like Tucker Carlson.