Quotes About Assertiveness

You have to be very good at setting boundaries for yourself, so you're not taken advantage of.

I'm not going to bow down to anybody, not going to back away from anybody.

I definitely have my own brand, and so I never, ever envision myself with anyone else's lips.

If you don't have the confidence to own the worth of your brand and share it unapologetically, you won't make a massive impact.

I've been a brat all of my life, and I've always wanted to do things my way, because that's what works best with me. I'm true to myself.

I'm my own man. I'm Brian Flores.

Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.

Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on!

British people do not like being bossed around.

I'm too much of a broad; I make men shake in their boots because I have a male dominance in my make-up that makes them feel emasculated.

I never ask anyone for anything. I've just not been brought up like that.

Somebody who's really comfortable with who she is and doesn't care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves.

I'm self-opinionated, and I have a sense of self. I can be brutal with agents and have been.

I can bulldoze my way into anything, and I'm hot-headed like a bull.

It is impossible to fight bullies merely by saying they're going too far.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

If a guy can bully you, he will bully you.

You don't want a whole bunch of yes people around you.

I'm a businessman, a company man, but I'm no 'yes' man.

People don't understand this: if you want to have a really good shot at succeeding, there are doors you have to slam in people's faces and say, 'This is my priority, and you can't depend on me to help you.' I was never good at that.

Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and, although I was still in my 20's, I demanded and received approval of cast, story and director. I don't know how I got away with it, but I did!

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.

People can be sensitive, so if I need to, I'll suck it up and be more flowery. I'll do what it takes to get the outcome I want. As I like to say, sometimes you have to crouch to conquer.

Don't allow people to suck up all your time with their questions or problems. Learn to say 'no' more often.