Quotes About Assertiveness

When you don't have self-esteem you will hesitate before you do anything in your life. You will hesitate to go for the job you really wanna go for, you will hesitate to ask for a raise Ã¢â'¬Â¦ you will hesitate to report a rape, you will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against Ã¢â'¬Â¦ You will hesitate to vote, you will hesitate to dream. For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution and our revolution is long overdue.

The personal power of being confident and clear about our actions and saying what we know without holding back is described in the texts as 'the lions roar.

What if someone picks on me? I asked Then I'll pick on them. What if someone picks my nose? I asked. The I'll pick your nose, too Rowdy said.

Fuck you,' Samuel said as he stole the ball, drove down the court, and went in for a two-handed, rattle-the-foundations, ratify-a-treaty, abolish-income-tax, close-the-uranium-mines monster dunk.

Why did you punch him?" she asked. "He was bullying me." "You should have just walked away." "He called me 'chief.' And 'squaw boy.' " "Then you should have kicked him in the balls.

I'm not an Indian warrior chief. I'm not some demure little Indian woman healer talking spider this, spider that, am I? I'm not babbling about the four directions. Or the two-legged, four-legged, and winged. I'm talking like a twentieth-century Indian woman. Hell, a twenty-first century Indian, and you can't handle it, you wimp.

Cause I'm gonna put my foot so far up their butts they're going to burp shoe leather. (Nick)

That's right. Get thee behind me, bitches. I don't got no time for you. Ha! (Tabitha)

Don't push me, princess. (Zarek) Oooo. Next thing you'll be talking like the Incredible Hulk. 'Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.' You're not scary to me, Mr. Zarek. So you can just check the attitude at the door and play nice while you're here. (Astrid) If you want nice, baby, play with your fucking dog. When you're ready to play with a man, then call me. (Zarek)

You need to modulate that unwarranted ire, buddy. I'm not your 'ho and you ain't my pimp

Not that I've ever feared a fight or backed down from one –(Wren) That's the truth. I swear he's half beta fish. He'd fight his own reflection to prove a point. (Maggie)

Oh, baby, don't ask me that question. I know exactly who and what I am…and more to the point, what I'm capable of. How dare you bring your prissy little ass into one of my clubs and pull this shit. You're lucky you're still breathing. (Savitar)

You have to stay here. (Kat) Bullshit. (Sin) No, no shit here. (Kat)

Sometimes you have to put your foot down… And sometimes you have to put it up their ass. -Hauk

Stay out there! Don't you dare come back in here with those evil mind tricks! (Simone) Does it buy me any bonus points to note that you have a really nice looking ass? (Xypher)

Surprise, dickhead, Mama forgot to tell you a few things about me. (Zarek)

So just look mean and don't make eye contact with anyone. (Syn) Gee, hon, you take me to the most wonderful places. (Shahara)

I'm here to clean your house and I won't be merciful while doing it. Fuck with me and you'll be nothing more than your mama's bad memory. (Styxx as Acheron)

Someone needs to take that stick out of your ass and beat you with it

If you're going to rattle my cage, you better make sure I'm padlocked in it.

Well, then, if I admit I know who you are and really couldn't care less will that assuage your damaged manhood enough that we can get past this and move on to something that ends with your giving me a sandwich? (Leta)

Excuse me, scary people. (Alix)

Since when the hell do I answer to you? I don't even know you, hence it's none of your damned business. (Spawn) 'Well, someone hadn't taken his personality pills for the night.' (Wulf)

Keeping pushing, Andrei, and you and I are going to play a game. (Esperetta) And what game is that, Princess? (Andrei) Find the Ball in My Hand. (Esperetta) I don't see a ball, Princess. (Andrei) Oh, you will, just as soon as I snap it off your body. (Esperetta)