Quotes About Assertiveness

Mother: It's broccoli, dear. Child: I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it.

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well-being of others.

We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.

The proverb warns that "You should not bite that hand that feeds you." But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.

He who has no opinion of his own, but depends upon the opinion and taste of others, is a slave.

A man is a lion in his own cause.

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile-driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack!

I may have faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.

Why don't you speak for yourself, John?

What we eventually uncovered was that I was afraid—afraid to ask for what I wanted, afraid to speak up for myself, afraid that I didn't have what it took to do what I really wanted to do. In response to my fears, I blamed other people for what I considered their failure to acknowledge me. The conversation didn't stop there.

Fuck you. I am more than just a pair of ovaries you can put a ring on.

If somebody doesn't call me a bitch once a day, I figure I'm not doing my job.

And you're not going to tell me she didn't make a move on you. At least test the waters. The waters, he said, were not receptive. If they had been, I'd have drowned her in them already.

I'm going to see if Morris has a spare spine lying around you can borrow if you're scared to speak to that high-heeled, smug-ass bitch, Peabody.

Please, Eve, these public displays of affection must stop. I have a reputation." "Keep it up, ace, and I'll give you a public display of affection that'll have you limping for a week." "Now I'm excited.

Hey. Hands off.", "Please. Please, please, soooo pretty. Lemme just have one little touch." "Peabody, isn't it embarrassing enough you're wearing pink cowboy boots, again, without standing here drooling on my coat?

After they left the office, Peabody shoved her hands in her pockets. These nicknames are pissing me off. But you're not I'm-Too-Good-to-Pee-Body. Harris is. It's my damn name. And now I have to pee. It's like my bladder has to prove something. Pee at the bank. Consider it a deposit.

She didn't want the medi-techs. She wanted a fucking candy bar. [...] She reached down [...] and chose a Galaxy bar [...] I'm going home. You didn't pay for that, Francois shouted after her. Fuck you, Frank, she shouted back and kept going.

He was heading over the line when he strutted in here thinking he could rattle his federal balls at me.

Stupid son of a bitch His droopy eyes went huge. What did you say to me? You heard me. You're too tight-assed. To stubborn, too stupid to put your feelings aside. I can't afford to lose a key member at this stage of the investigation. You know that, so don't come in here and tell me I've got cause to boot you. You're the one who's going to get a boot, right straight up your ass. You couldn't take me ten years ago, she shot back, you sure as hell can't take me now. Want to test that out, kid?

But you're smarter than even he thinks he is. She paused, thought that through. If you get me. Aren't we full of compliments tonight? I'll have to bang you against the wall more often.

I can't be in your place as I don't have a fat, knocked-up ass to sit on. Yeah, you asked me for a major, and if you want to come through on it, you'll sit down, shut up, and let me work. Bitch.