Quotes About Assertiveness

Jane! will you hear reason?' (he stooped and approached his lips to my ear) 'because, if you won't, I'll try violence.

Hale!' Kat cried, but the boy only stared at her. 'Fine,' she conceded. 'I love your boat.' 'Ship.' 'Ship ... Your ship is beautiful.

I love myself that much and I will never apologize to you.

I love taking the ball from other people. It's like taking their manhood.

I love men who know when to put their foot down and when not to.

I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.

You should know me well enough by now to know I don't ask for things I don't think I can get.

When Ramona made a great big noisy fuss, she usually got her own way. Great big noisy fusses were often necessary when a girl was the youngest member of the family and the youngest person on her block.

Ramona did not consider herself to be a pest. People who called her a pest did not understand that a littler person sometimes had to be a little bit noisier and a little bit stubborn in order to be noticed at all.

glowered. "All right," he said, and raised his voice to a yell.

And Sandra, she knew from her experience with the fly spray, was ruthless. "You don't know it." There was triumph in Sandra's voice. "I know something you don't

If you live your life to please everyone else, you will continue to feel frustrated and powerless. This is because what others want may not be good for you. You are not being mean when you say NO to unreasonable demands or when you express your ideas, feelings, and opinions, even if they differ from those of others.

If someone is inconsiderate or rude to you, risk telling them how it made you feel or that you didn't appreciate being treated that way. If you tend to talk yourself out of anger by telling yourself that you don't want to make waves, try telling yourself instead that it is okay to make waves sometimes and risk letting people know how you really feel.

The messages you received from your family or your childhood experiences may have caused you to believe that assertiveness is unacceptable or even dangerous. Practice saying the following: I have the right to be treated with respect by others. I have the right to express my feelings and opinions. I have the right to say no without feeling guilty. I have the right to ask for what I want. I have the right to make my own mistakes. I have the right to pursue happiness.

By not standing up for themselves when it is appropriate, many [survivors] damage their self-esteem. They become angry and ashamed of themselves for putting up with inappropriate behavior. The more they put up with, the worse they feel. Soon, they begin to believe they don't have a right to complain and convince themselves they are making a big thing out of nothing.

Nice Girl Syndrome: Nice girls suffer from the disease to please - they put their needs behind everyone else's.

Rational people, anti-religionists, must end their timidity and come out of the closet and assert themselves. And those who consider themselves only moderately religious really need to look in the mirror and realize that the solace and comfort that religion brings you actually comes at a terrible price

For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well TOUGH BEANS! It's a free country! I don't need anyone's permission to be the way I want! This is who I am - Take it or leave it!

What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em?

I was bullied for the best part of my childhood, and still it comes easy to me. I have to have to bite my lip, to quit from apologising for people walking into me, standing on my feet, and letting go of doors in my face.

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.

Sometimes you had to not give a fuck what others thought or you'd never do anything to advance yourself.

Be a squeaky wheel but talk nice

Melania Trump had come down and wandered behind the sofa where Conway was proposing they sit. It was clear she was seething. "Not doing that," Melania said in her Slovenian accent, dismissively waving her hand. "No way. No, no, no." Bannon believed she had the most influence with Trump of anyone, that she could discern who was sucking up and who was telling the truth. "Behind the scenes she's a hammer.