Quotes About Assertiveness

Stroll around and look sexy, ask annoying questions, in general get on everyone's nerves. All those things that come naturally to you.

own decisions. And I'm responsible for my well-being. Is that clear?" "No," both men said in unison.

Are you a feminist?" "You bet your ass," Lula said. "Unless I need something done that's man's work.

Damn skippy it's a flea collar. I'm not taking no chances.

I kind of like being a slut," Grandma said. "It beats the heck out of being an old lady.

La maggior parte delle donne sarebbero contente di essere seguite da me». «Io non sono la maggior parte delle donne». «Come se non lo sapessi».

Never apologize, never explain.

She was used to taking the world as it was, she'd never have guessed you could get what you wanted by asking for it.

I don't let other people tell me what to do. Well, unless it's my mum.

You don't make a statement unless you make noise.

I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance that we're doing the right thing then I bully people. I'm a horrible bully.

By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.

I know I am bad-tempered and unruly, so I like calling the shots.

Sucking up to a director means you are unsure of your talents. I'm not.

I think possibly what people working for one hate the most is indecision. Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision. The most important thing I can do is try and make myself very clearly understood.

In Morocco, there is an insistence on authority. Children are not encouraged to speak up in front of their parents. My parents were not like this. I was the kind of girl who could tell her father, 'No, what you are saying is totally untrue, and I don't agree with you.'

I speak my mind. I'm not really afraid of things. I actually don't think that's that unusual.

Nobody should feel like they can force themselves into your life how it suits them when it's toxic and unwanted.

It's important for everyone to stand up for what they believe in.

If your husband asks what you think, tell him. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If you want to cry, bawl. If you need help, raise your hand and jump up and down.

You can feel very strongly that someone doesn't like you. I think any model who didn't have the same sort of upbringing as me would find that very difficult. But I absolutely knew I was entitled. I never thought I was ugly - it never crossed my mind.

It's never occurred to me - and I don't know what right mixture of upbringing this was - that my opinion wasn't as important as the alpha males or that I shouldn't try or that I wasn't the funniest one in the room.

Confidence and ambition are the most attractive qualities to me, and knowing what you want and being upfront about it is a big part of that.

Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests.