Quotes About Assertiveness

She would not calculate, she would not compare. She would only smile and assert.

You must give me leave to judge for myself, and pay me the compliment of believing what I say.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. I

Estoy cansada de someter mis deseos a los caprichos de los demás, de no seguir los dictámenes de mi propio juicio en deferencia a los que nada debo y que no me infunden respeto. He

Ich bin nur entschlossen, im Interesse meines Glückes zu handeln, ohne Rücksicht auf Sie oder irgendjemanden, der ebenso wenig mit mir zu tun hat.

The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself;

Now I have done," cried Captain Wentworth. "When once married people begin to attack me with—'Oh! you will think very differently, when you are married.' I can only say, 'No, I shall not;' and then they say again, 'Yes, you will,' and there is an end of it.

You speak too plain. She must understand you.' 'I hope she does. I would have her understand me. I am not in the least ashamed of my meaning.

Oh! said Lydia stoutly, I am not afraid; for though I am the youngest, I'm the tallest. The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing

I am not a people pleaser. I am not a person who says things because she thinks it will make the other person happy, nor am I a person who offers things she cannot deliver because I want the other person to like me.

You can't make another person treat you with respect, but you can treat yourself with respect. Walking away is treating yourself with respect—and

Her parents took her very seriously; she had trained them, with a combination of treats and punishments, to allow her to do as she pleased and express herself, and to pay attention to her opinions. Thanks

will provide." She cleared her throat.

She said, "Some are born bossy, some achieve bossiness, and some have bossiness thrust upon them.

There's me and then there's you, and you aren't ever going to be as good as me, Sweet Thing. Ranger

Just because i know how to change a guys oil doesn't mean i want to spend the rest of my life on my back, staring up his undercarriage.

It's not the pizza, darlin', its my masculine presence. Joe Morelli

Nice tackle, babe. Ranger

Your on your on with this one babe. Coward. Calling me names isn't going to get me in there. -Ranger and Stephanie

It's not a good idea to mess with a woman who has a pimple

You hung up on me," he said. "Don't ever hang up on me." His voice was quiet, but as always the authority was unmistakable. He was wearing black dress slacks, a long-sleeved lightweight black sweater pushed up on his forearms, and expensive black loafers. His hair was cut very short. I was used to seeing him in SWAT dress with long hair, and I hadn't immediately recognized him. I guess that was the point.

You have to step on people's feet and kick them in the back of the leg," Grandma said, "then they move away from you.

Hey! Lula yelled, back in Ranger's face. You look at me when I'm having a breakdown. And don't pull that mysterio silent shit on me. I don't take that bus, you see what I'm saying?

You bet your ass. I take pride in my appearance." She looked down and made a boob adjustment, hoisting the girls up a couple inches. "You never know when Mr. Good Enough is gonna come along. I like to be ready.