Quotes About Assertiveness

But whatever fate may be mine, I shall not simply say yes to whatever it sends! she vowed stubbornly. If it is not to my liking … then it is not my fate.

Suck on that, doubters.

Or, as Nikolas had said, in tones of admiration, She can tell you to go to hell in a way that will send you running off to pack your bags.

There seems to be a fear that if men are raised to be people of integrity, people who can love, they will be unable to be forceful and act violently if needed.... We see that females that are raised with the traits any person of integrity embodies can act with tenderness, with assertiveness, and with aggression if and when aggression is needed.

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.

I was a young girl buying bubble gum at the corner store when I first really heard the full name bell hooks. I had just 'talked back' to a grown person. Even now I can recall the surprised look, the mocking tones that informed me I must be kin to bell hooks - a sharp-tongued woman, a woman who spoke her mind, a woman who was not afraid to talk back. I claimed this legacy of defiance, of will, of courage, affirming my link to my female ancestors who were bold and daring in their speech.

The wounded heart learns self-love by first overcoming low self-esteem. Nathaniel Branden's lengthy wort Six Pillars of Self-Esteem highlights important dimensions of self-esteem, The practice of living consciously, self -acceptance, self-responsibility, self-assertiveness, living purposefully and the practice of personal integrity.

In order to makes these changes she had to make use of another vital aspect of self-esteem, "self-assertiveness," defined by Branden as "the willingness to stand up for myself, to be who I am openly, to treat myself with respect in all human encounters.

I had no idea what I was speaking of, but only knew I must sound confident. Fear might work on a man, but confidence fights against fear. Odda

I ignored Waldhere and still spoke

I was arrogant that day, arrogant and confident, because there are times when men need to see arrogance

He wasn't even going to get them to apologize to you!" Kara fumed. "He was just going to ignore you, like you weren't hardly even involved. But you told him, Maddy! You told him just fine!" "Yeah?" asked Maddy, glancing at her. "Yeah," said Kara, her voice punching the air.

After I did 'Private Benjamin,' suddenly the reputation was that Goldie Hawn calls her own shots.

I don't have a reputation of being a super-witch who demands pink rugs in the dressing room.

I say what is required to be said.

I refused 'Chatuskone,' as I was required to wear revealing outfits and enact a few intimate scenes, which I was not comfortable with.

I'm not going to keep my mouth shut.

I love a good argument and sometimes I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut if I think someone is wrong... I've always fought for what I believe in, and I don't quit until I have accomplished what I set out to do.

I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.

If you're a Daniel Bryan fan, I'm all for that. The more people Daniel Bryan will bring into arenas, the better. The more people I bring in, the better. But when I'm talkin', shut the hell up and let me talk.

In the past, people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your opinion and let everyone else react. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.

If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away.

Everybody thinks you're wrong and that you're a kid, and hence, you should shut up. Such reactions hurt me. I can think for myself.

I think that a man should not be shy; you should say what you really think and feel - put it out there.