Quotes About Assertiveness

What?" EiLeen flinched. "I am not cute.

I mitt fag finnes det to muligheter når du skal oppsøke folk. Du kan ringe på forhånd, si hvem du er, og etter all sannsynlighet bli avvist allerede da. Eller du kan oppsøke dem personlig, hjemme eller på jobb. Da er det straks litt vanskeligere for dem å si nei.

It had gone far enough, this passiveness, this acceptance, absorbing the designs of others - benign, or otherwise. It was not what he was, or would allow himself to be, under the nine heavens. Perhaps he could declare that, with two swords in his hands.

As far as Kendra was concerned, defiance needed to get you somewhere, or it was just...being noisy.

If you don't toot your own horn, don't complain that there's no music.

Take control of your life..don't let the people in your life...take control of you!

There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. "Staying silent is a trait of a true coward. You may not win every battle... However, everyone will at least know what you stood up for—YOU.

There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. "Staying silent is a trait of a true coward. You may not win every battle... However, everyone will at least know what you stood for—YOU.

Either get out of bed or else take your clothes off, I'm not in the mood to compromise.

Sometimes I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people." If that makes me a bitch, okay.

Sometimes I like to do as I'm told, If that makes me a bitch, okay.

I didn't give up, I walked away... I had enough of accepting actions that were less than I deserved. So.., I have made the right choice for me.

If you don't take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try.

There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for—YOU.

There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for—YOU.

At times we have to stand up for ourselves and put our foot down, so we put our point across with controlled and calculated anger because many people out there are stiff necked and unrelenting, it's a means to protect one's integrity and at the same time trying to edify the opposing party...but a person that snaps at a whim suffers from chronic anger, lacks self-control and is not at peace with oneself, such a person has deep unconscious issues that needs to be addressed...

No, it did a lot of other things, too. [turning down fan who asked to kiss the hand that wrote Ulysses

Stand forth, Nayman of Noland (for no longer will I follow you obliquelike through the inspired form of the third person singular and the moods and hesitensies of the deponent but address myself to you, with the empirative of my vendettative, provocative and out direct), stand forth, come boldly, jolly me, move me, zwilling though I am, to laughter in your true colours ere you be back for ever till I give you your talkingto!

Suck it yourself, sugarstick!

In a word, in adversity she was the best of comforters, in good fortune the most troublesome of friends, having a perfectly good opinion of herself always and an indomitable resolution to have her own way.

and began making coffee without asking permission.

Laugh all you want. I can laugh all I want. ::pause for effect:: Did someone here make me say that? -Kyp and Bombaasa

I dropped my voice and stared into her eyes. I could tell she was trying hard not to look away. I was so furious I could have cheerfully ripped her head off. But you're going to find out, Mom,' I said very softly.And it's gonna give you nightmares for the rest of your wasted life. Oh, my God, I was so badass. It was all I could do to not give a MWA HA HA!

Choose now,' he spat, his eyes practically shooting sparks. 'Me or him.' 'Gosh, Fang, you romantic fool,' I said sarcastically. 'How incredibly sexist-pig of you.