Quotes About Assertiveness

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.

Nobody calls me 'blondie' and keeps their kneecaps.

I'm not a man . I have no male pride for you to trick me with, and I am not interested in single combat. That is entirely a weakness of your sex, not mine. I am a woman. I will use any weapon and all weapons to get what I want.

I can't tell them what to do!" "Why not?" the other girl demanded. "Honestly, Clary, if you don't start utilizing a bit of your natural feminine superiority, I just don't know what I'll do with you.

The nod means 'I am a badass, and I recognise that you too, are a badass.

Jace shook his head. "I don't care if I did just set myself on fire," he said. "I'm not hugging you.

No, you don't need to help me. But if you don't, there's nothing stopping me from calling you up again and again, now that I know you can't kill me. Think of it as me leaning against your Heavenly doorbell… forever.

Clary sat back. "You don't just get to say no." "This plan involves me! I get to say no! No." "Simon -" Simon patted the seat beside him as if someone were sitting there. "Let me introduce you to my good friend No.

Don't remain silent about what you want, or you may never get it." "You are very wise," Kieran said gravely. "Well," said Dru. "I actually saw that on a mug." "Mugs in this world are very wise.

Fine," Emma said. She strode over to the corner and picked up the tapestry of Alec. "But I'm keeping this.

You would make a very ugly woman" "I would not. I would be stunning

Always ask for what you want, because the worst thing that can happen is embarrassment but the best thing that can happen is nudity.

Simon-"From now on I will only adress people by nodding at them." Clary-"That's stupid why would you do that?" Simon-"Because it says that 'I am a badass, and I recognive that you too, are a badass

It's not Cowardly to make a choice about what you want your life to be. Choosing what's right for you, maybe that's the bravest thing you can do.

Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen.

The only one who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self.

Yeah I'm done. Chase frigging Reese." Slade shook his head. Mustang laughed again. Nothing like some good old-fashion jealousy to make a man see clearly. "Yeah, I know. The kid's got balls. I'll give him that. I guess we better show her what real men can do for her, huh?" "Oh yeah." Slade let out a snort. "'You get a buckle for that you know.' Yeah. I bet he made sure she knew that.

Faltaba más -dijo-, yo no me debo explicaciones ni a mí mismo.

Bree smiled at me. "Don't worry about me. I think I can handle him. In fact, I want to handle him," she joked. "All over.

Get over it,' Sherlock said, and looked at her husband. 'No, no, bad dog, keep quiet.

Talk Back? That's really what it's called? You're supposed to walk into some church basement and say, 'I'm here to learn how to Talk Back'?

anger has a bad reputation. It's a negotiation device that helps us stand up for ourselves, to say, in effect, "Get off my turf; you're stomping on my sense of self. Stop crossing into my backyard." Then it's up to the other person to deal with your anger—to decide whether it's a legitimate problem that requires a change in his or her behaviour.

Get off my turf; you're stomping on my sense of self. Stop crossing into my backyard.

The stronger a person's boundaries are, the healthier that person is;