Quotes About Assertiveness

I'm willing to be under anything, she said, as long as it isn't somebody's thumb.

I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.

Both men had made her feel as if she were the one who was at fault, a typically masculine reaction to a woman who was able to act independently of them.

When you make things too easy on someone, you're giving them a discount on your worth.

I do a good cold, hard stare.

I'm a piece of work, man. I will do what I want, at all times, always. Nobody's going to persuade me one way or another. I can't be persuaded. I take criticism, I listen, I analyze, but at the end of the day, I make the decisions. Because that's the way I started, and that's the way I'm going to finish.

The case is I talk for a living, so I should be able to say anything I want to say regardless of how you feel. What we're starting to deal with now is your opinion matters, but to be quite honest, your opinion means nothing.

People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.

No matter what stage of life you are graduating from or entering, learning how to build and state your case is something every person in the world should know how to do.

If a player hears me make a statement, I don't want them to be able to deny it.

I think it's sexy when someone makes a statement that says, 'This is who I am. This is what I think is sexy.'

If I win, I make a statement, and if I lose, I made a statement, too. Either way, it's going to let everyone know where I belong. But I'll tell you, I never believe I'm going to lose a fight.

I like to make statements on the field.

I will be dictated to by nobody. I'm the man. And if anyone can prove me wrong, their chance is inside a boxing ring. You don't like it, change the station.

One thing I learned about Gordon Brown is you've got to have the strength to just get in there and take him on. When you first hear him spouting his statistics and boasting about his record, it can be quite intimidating. But over time, shadowing him, I just realised that a lot of it was rubbish; a lot of it was baloney.

Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

I never regret or sit back and think that I shouldn't have said something. There are a lot of people who tell me that you shouldn't say this or that or should keep quiet, and I really think that I can either be true to my conscience or can live a fake life by staying quiet.

Girl power to me means being brave enough to take that first step and to speak out and be yourself.

The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.

From the moment I stepped into this industry, I've always had to fight for my ideas and for my voice to be heard.

We gotta break these double-standards and get women to loosen up a bit. We gotta show them that we can do what we want to do how we want to do it. If someone doesn't like it, they can get to stepping.

Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.

To get thine ends, lay bashfulness aside Who fears to ask, doth teach to be deny'd.

One of the differences between assertiveness and aggressiveness is deciding which battles are worth fighting and which are not.