Quotes About Assertiveness

But I tell you this—if you try and saddle Fleetwood with this business you'll have me to deal with." "And who exactly are you?" asked Poirot sweetly. Mr. Ferguson got rather red.

Poirot drew himself up in an important manner.

and after all I am constantly in the habit of being right"—Race smiled into his moustache at this typical utterance

And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help.

You know what, sweetheart? If you ever feel even slightly inclined to come into my office and seduce me while I'm writing, you should act on it. Immediately. Even if I'm on the phone with my editor. Even if my parents are there. Even if I happen, for whatever reason, to be hosting a meeting with the pope. I will stop the discussion, and I will pleasure you right then and there, in a wholly spectacular fashion.

I'm my own boss and my boss is a total ass.

People say never stand in the shadows of great men. Stand on their shoulders. I say, no: stand in their shadow, kick their ass, and tell them to get out of the way.

Pam: I don't know what it is about me that makes people think I want to hear their problems. Maybe I smile too much. Maybe I wear too much pink. But please remember I can rip your throat out if I need to. And also know that I am not a hooker. That was a long, long time ago.

When you learn to say yes to yourself, you will be able to say no to others, with love.

People who pressure you usually deserve a "no". People who are patient with you usually deserve a "yes".

Oh, hello, Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back...I see right through you

I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.'

Hey, you want to hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.

I don't usually lose it but if someone is trying to be too filthy or get physical, I am not going to take that. At the end of the day, I am a Punjabi!

I'm not physically intimidated by anyone on this earth.

Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.

I don't let everyone pick me up. I only let myself be picked up by whomever I want to be picked up by.

I never picked fights. I'm never going to start to pick fights. If they ask me to fight someone, I'll say yes.

I'm not picking up my phone and calling anyone for employment.

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.

I am a self-proclaimed feminist in a lot of ways, but I am not going to say that I will take a pink flag and run to India Gate with that.

I don't need a huge pit bull to tell me I'm tough.

I can't force myself to do anything I don't wanna do, really. I never have.