Quotes About Assertiveness

As the saying goes, behind every great man is an even greater woman. I guess playing Hera [in Wonder Woman] means that I'm, well, not only Queen of the Gods, I'm better than he is!

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

Every woman is entitled to an opinion and the right to express that opinion-especially to the man she's married to.

There is no man more dangerous than one who does not doubt his own rightness.

A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

If you're a man, you don't have to worry about your manliness.

It is the weak man who urges compromise - never the strong man.

I bend my knee to no man. Unless I choose to.

No man bosses me around, and no man ever will.

To a woman who knows her own mind men can only be a minor consideration.

Women continue to reward bold moves made by men because of the confidence it displays.

She's not afraid. She's wearing a dentata.

It was then that she cut him off in midsentence and said that it was over. She said it with a certainty and a conviction in her voice and her face that left him fascinated and awed. Because guys, at least of his age, didn't have the confidence to make major decisions from their gut like that. They had to build a superstructure of rational thought on top of it. But not Zula. She didn't have to decide. She just had to pass on the news.

We don't have to satisfy him," Stan said. "We just have to be able to look him in the eye when we're telling him to fuck off.

Randy was forever telling people, without rancor, that they were full of shit. That was the only way to get anything done in hacking. No one took it personally.

You are blessed with a good mind. You just have to have confidence in it and talk when people call on you.

I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to.

I shrug. I don't really need to explain this to Aaron. He's been demoted from most important friend to friend, and he's going to have to earn that, even. And you know what else? I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to.

I thought you were interesting. Why did you do what it said?" "I…" I can't think up a fake answer quickly enough. "I'm a straight guy, you know. So if a girl talks to me or whatever, I'll do exactly what she says." Wait, now: make it a compliment. "Especially if it's a pretty girl." I smile.

I shrug. I don't really need to explain this to Aaron. He's been demoted from most important friend to friend, and he's going to have to earn that, even. And you know what else? I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to.

You will speed up your growth by being selfish. So imagine that the people you're looking at can actually take care of themselves. And if you ask for what you want and trust that the other person will say yes or no powerfully, it will make things very interesting.

The number one characteristic of an alpha male is the smile," he said, beaming an artificial beam. "Smile when you enter a room. As soon as you walk in a club, the game is on. And by smiling, you look like you're together, you're fun, and you're somebody.

What's helped with saying no to others is asking myself first if I'm saying yes out of guilt or fear. If so, then it's a polite no.

It's between weak guys and strong guys. Women are drawn to men who demonstrate strength—not necessarily physical strength, but the ability to make them feel safe. So if you're a nice guy, you can still be nice. But you must also be strong.