Quotes About Assertiveness

Set clear limits with energy vampires and toxic people. Remember that "no" is a complete sentence. You don't have to keep explaining yourself. I am adamant about avoiding draining people, particularly when I'm overloaded.

It had never occurred to me that I could do something without permission. 'May I' was a way of life for a girl like me.

Darling, I have a tip," Arlene said. "Never, ever wait for a man.

Darling, I have a tip. Never, ever wait for a man.

I'm not a girl. I'm a hatchet

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.

The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don`t try to be right.

She just wants the world to know she was a hurricane and not a zephyr.

I think every woman should have a blowtorch.

Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!

If you begin giving up, they will go on grabbing till they get everything. ---Queen Victoria

I had to do something," she said. "I couldn't just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer.

All of this presupposes that I have set my sights on a single male.' Susan's eyes bugged out. 'You certainly cannot set your signs on a married man!' 'I meant a particular man,' Elizabeth retorted, swatting her sister on the shoulder.

Alex strode through a doorway and kicked the door shut, finally dumping Emma down upon a large four-poster bed. She immediately made a mad dash for the door, but Alex ably blocked her, redeposited her on the bed, crossed the room, and locked the door with a resounding click. "Why you-" Alex tossed the key out the window.

It's good that you can be horrid when neccesary. It's a useful skill." She leaned on her elbow, settling her chin onto her hand. "Funny, my brother never seemed to think so.

Kate-nek voltak bizonyos alapelvei, és ezek közé tartozott az is, hogy csukott ajtóval ne vitatkozzon.

That's all he said?' Mrs. Royle demanded. 'He's not one for lengthy explanations,' Honoria said. 'Powerful men do not explain their actions,' Cecily announced dramatically.

There was little less appealing than being decisively contradicted while one was trying to make a grand point.

And put me down." James kept walking, his arm a vise under her ribs.

No," she continued in a louder voice, "means no.

So she settled for crossing her arms and skewering him with a glare. To no effect whatsoever. He just stared down at her and said, "No." Hyacinth opened her mouth one last time, then gave up, sighed, and said, "Well, I suppose if I could walk

Any man who is your equal is not going to allow you to manage him as you see fit.