Quotes About Assertiveness

Starke, release me or I'll kick you in the balls." And that would hurt, given the current rock-hard state of that area.

We are a force to be reckoned with

If you hate me, than kill me or shut the fuck up

She looked as plump and self-confident as the city pigeons outside, and as sure of her place.

I need to speak to Roisin," he said. Finn rubbed his jaw. "Then I suggest you get off my girl's lap. And put some clothes on, man. You're indecent.

When you don't come on strong, they're more likely to listen to what you have to say.

Yeah? Well, my mother can beat up your mother.

One morning, Carl showed up at the door. "We need to take the kids to the doctor," he said, and I knew that he had practiced how he would say this and had decided that a direct statement, like it wasn't up for debate, was the best way to proceed. I imagined him saying it to his reflection in the mirror.

If you have the choice between humble and cocky, go with cocky. There's always time to be humble later, once you've been proven horrendously, irrevocably wrong.

Don't know about you, but I like taking up more space.

Confidence is the force that runs the world. Mixed with a dose of charm, it has the power to produce everything from prom queens to presidents.

I'm an adult and this is my house. I can grow what I like in my garden. Wear what I choose. What difference does it make what you or anyone else thinks of as normal? Why the f should I care if you approve?

I am ten different kinds of badass now! [Alucard Hellsing]

By the same token, I think it's time that we allow ourselves to experience real anger as women. And I don't mean that passive aggressive dance that we've employed for too many years. It's not real anger if it is implied or a few degrees removed, if it takes the form of whispering, or cold shoulders, or silent treatment. Real anger is what popular culture would have us be afraid of, based on the fact that it is not courteous, elegant, or feminine.

It's not rocking the boat, Dad. It's called communication. You're allowed to ask questions. Other people do it all the time. Other people don't live in fear of someone else's reactions. They don't relentlessly stress out about getting into trouble.

No that's beside the point. I just decided to take instead of being taken. It's not a question of good or bad, wrong or right. It's just what I want to do. Mitsuko Souma

You leave me tied up like a dog? Then you had better remember that this bitch bites!

If you don't want to have a baby, that's fine. And if you want sex on the kitchen table, you'll get it." He glared down at his wife. "But you're coming home, and you're coming home now, and I will be happy to discuss this further once you're naked and in my bed." He paused. "Or on the table." His face flushed. "And the next time you leave me, you'd better mean it, woman, because I'm not going to be treated like a doormat. Understand?

Say it, woman." "It. Woman." "God, you're a pain.

Okay, we get it, Jodi-with-an-i," I said, smiling pleasantly up at her. "You have an adorable son and are still quite available. Dennis, however, is with me. If you would just take your boobs out of my boyfriend's face, I would deeply appreciate it.

Then she slammed the door. Opened it and slammed it again, just in case he missed the point.

Nessa] didn't know how to disagree with a preacher, or if she was even allowed to, so she merely wrote, "Thank you, anyway, kind sir, but I am not going to marry you.

It's not a date. I bought my own drink and I didn't shave my legs.

I won't let anyone talk to my wife that way, Gray said, his voice with a steely edge. I know that underneath that expensive tux you're nothing but a mama's boy sucking off your father's money and looking for a wealthy woman to keep you doing nothing for the rest of your life. I just want you to understand that beneath my tux is a rough and tumble cowboy who will kick your ever-loving ass to hell and back if you ever talk about my wife in derogatory terms again.