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Quotes About Assertiveness

Don't concern yourself about anybody. Just do what you think is right.
~ Franz Kafka
Sa svog naslonja?a vladao si svijetom. Tvoje mišljenje bilo je pravilno, svako drugo bilo je ludo, prenapeto, nenormalno. Pri tome, bilo je tvoje samopouzdanje tako veliko da nisi ni morao biti dosljedan,a ipak si još uvijek imao pravo.
~ Franz Kafka
Girls of that age, though, do become enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they can.
~ Franz Kafka
I just know what I want, and I'm willing to butt heads with folks to get it.
~ Carlene Carter
Someone has to stand up for wimps.
~ Barbara Ehrenreich
People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to win. I'd say, 'I am' because it was the easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.
~ Ken Venturi
I like things my own way. I like the window open at night, for instance, and I'm too intolerant to adjust to other people's habits.
~ Roddy Llewellyn
We will not bow down to the winds of PC culture whichever way they may blow.
~ Dave Portnoy
The nice girl thinks she's giving up something to get something better in return. She gives up control over her own life. When the time comes for her to get what she expected, she winds up disappointed. In addition to being empty-handed, she's depleted.
~ Sherry Argov
Until feminists started wailing about the female's passivity, submissiveness, and something called 'victim status,' I had no idea women were such doormats. My childhood was populated by Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Pearl Buck, Marie Curie, Clare Boothe Luce, and the Duchess of Windsor.
~ Florence King
Almost every culture has a cognitive bias for the tough guy, the alpha, the winner.
~ Rick Wilson
I see myself as a winner. I'm not one of those guys who say, 'Let's come back next year and maybe give it a better shot.' The shot is now.
~ Shawn Kemp
Texans will not be pushed around.
~ George P. Bush
I don't know if there's something in the water in Texas, but there's a lot of us really ballsy women that have something to say.
~ Maren Morris
I didn't care about that because I'm not a diplomatic person to begin with. I just went along with things and did what I wanted to do because I knew they had to shoot their 12 pages a day. And when they realized that I didn't alter the text they really didn't mind what I did.
~ William Devane
I'm the best and I'll thank you to remember that.
~ Harry Vardon
I know how to read a spreadsheet, I know what I'm worth so I can go into meetings and say, 'I get paid that much, thank you.'
~ George Groves
If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
~ Vince Vaughn
The first thing that comes out of my mouth is always right.
~ Jenna Jameson
Know what you want to achieve prior to starting to negotiate. It's the golden rule but the one most people fail to heed. Without a plan, you allow the opposing party to define your goals instead of the other way around.
~ Ivanka Trump
The hardest thing is not caring about other people's opinions.
~ Natalia Dyer
The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did.
~ Penelope Cruz
The only thing I know is I ain't changing my brand. I know what I believe. I'm confident in what I know. And I'm gonna say it. And if folks like it, wonderful. If they don't like it, I understand.
~ Joe Biden
Sometimes the only thing we women want is a dick and no arguments. What could make us happier?
~ Linda Fiorentino