Quotes About Assertiveness

I'm like a shark, right at the top of the food chain. I take what I want, when I want. I truly am the reflection of perfection.

You should always speak your mind, and be bold, and be obnoxious, and do whatever you want and don't let anybody tell you to stop it.

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

I decided to make the life I want, and put energy into what moves me, and not rely on anyone for approval of my choices.

Along in Life As you will go Remember the Times When you must say "NO!

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside. The enemy of the "best" is often the "good.

Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman's got to hold on to.

Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman's got to hold on to.

Her mother, by showing her off all through childhood, had trained into her the instinct to defeat the expectations of others.

Each person has got a voice inside them. Communicate with it and take hold of it. Do not let it push and shove you around – you are its master!

You are human, so stop acting as if though you are a sheep and start thinking for yourself.

To rise above the conflicting desires of others, there must be no conflict about your own.

After a couple of weeks in Polmont, I started to become more assertive and began arguing with older, bigger boys. I loved it. This is where my ugly side would make some scary and unpredictable appearances. Even to this day, I can go from a happy-go-lucky cunt to the devil on acid.

My motto is: hit first, ask questions later....

I think if you're going to kill somebody, kill them! Don't stand around talking about it!

Sing out, Louise!

His voice carried authority the way Ben & Jerry's carries calories.

I'd rather be wrong on my own than be right on somebody else's say-so.

It's hard for people to stampede when they're strutting

All you have to do is speak up. Tell him straight up: "I need you here to protect and provide for us, to give us security in our lives, to help raise these children, to set an example for this boy, who needs to see what real men do, and for this girl, who needs to know what a real man is so she can find one of her own someday. I need you to be the head of this family." Lay it out like this, and your requirements will trump his mother's every time.

You control what you can control—your image, the way you conduct yourself, the way you let men talk to and approach you—and use that to get the relationship you want.

THE POWER TO END ENABLING. Some people say yes all the time in order to save other people—to cover for them when they won't step up to the plate. Stop. Your no forces someone to step into the place he is being called to. Even if you let him fail once . . . you are helping him in the long run. Your yes is only delaying the inevitable.

How do you expect to get what you need if you don't open up your mouth and ask for it? Our lives are a direct reflection of our communication. If you are unwilling to communicate your needs to your employers, customers, partners, and family members, you can't blame them for not giving you what you need.

tell a man what you require without making it feel like you're ticking off a list of demands.