Quotes About Assertiveness

You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?' Aunty Ifeka said. 'Your life belongs to you and you alone.

But like all the other women I have referred to, she expressed herself with passionate and disarming effrontery.

a secondary effect of being angry, which was recently discovered by researchers, is that we become more certain of our judgments. When we're angry, we know we're right, as anyone who has been in a relationship can attest.

I took the garland for myself, determined to do on my own what no man dared do for me. Remember that, little sister: wait for a man to avenge your honor, and you'll wait forever.

And that is why, O King Ram, I must reject your kind offer to allow me to prove my innocence again. Because this is one of those times when a woman must stand up and say, No more!

Kekuatan laki-laki bisa diibaratkan serudukan sapi jantan, sementara kekuatan perempuan bergerak serong, seperti ular yang mencari mangsa. Kecuali kau gunakan dengan benar, kekuatanmu tidak akan menghasilkan apa yang kau inginkan." -Srikandi

My mom won't let anyone treat me like a little princess.

I'll leave," I retorted, finally regaining my cool, "but if the other customers are scared of anything, it's your own contumeliousness." "My what?" she asked, looking perplexed. "It's a vocabulary word," I said triumphantly. "Look it up.

You have to see everyone in relationship to you. Just because you understand the shit in someone else's life doesn't mean you don't stand up for your own.

You have to see everyone in relationship to you. Just because you understand the shit in someone else's life doesn't mean you don't stand up for your own

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

She sat up straight, like someone had slipped a yardstick down the back of her bright red business suit.

leading lady!" "Aiyyo. I'm Aidan Tyler. I can do whatever I want to do, because

Don't have a reputation for being a nice guy—that won't do you any good Muskie was the best of them all, the absolute best, because nobody wanted to tangle with the guy. You know, why tangle with the guy? Why ruin your day? A bad temper is a very powerful political tool because most people don't like confrontation.

Jake wasn't about to be seduced like some schoolgirl. Not by a man who went by the unlikely name of Tornado, not by anyone. He stood as firmly as he could in the mud and tore his mouth from the kiss, staring into too dark eyes. As his hands made their way into Tor's wet jeans he said, "This doesn't mean I like you, you know.

rid myself of what was no longer serving me. I stood up for myself and my own worth. I declared that I deserved to be treated better, and that had to start in the only place I have any control over: how I treat myself. The fact that you are entitled to your hurt, grief, and defensiveness doesn't mean it's working for you.

my favorite chapter in Cheryl Richardson's book The Art of Extreme Self-Care (Hay House, 2009) is the one titled "Let Me Disappoint You.

Throwing the leg of lamb out the window may have been Aunt Carol's outward expression of the process going on within her soul: the reclaiming of herself. Perhaps it was her way of saying how tired she was of waiting on her family, of signaling to them that she was past the cook/chauffeur/dishwasher stage of life. For many women, if not most, part of this reclamation process includes getting in touch with anger and, perhaps, blowing up at loved ones for the first time.

Once you face down your fears of saying no, you'll be much better able to stick to situations that don't drain you.

One of the best ways to minimize your interaction with energy vampires is to become "empowered in the negative." In other words, learn how to turn people down, even if you have to hurt them a bit in the process. This is essential. Be like those old drug commercials: Just Say No.

Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.

Okay, let's get something straight here, shall we? You're not my lord. I'm not your subject. Furthermore, I'm not gonna kiss your king-sized ass and you better just get used to it. Cathy, on the other hand, is my client and I intend to get her a fair settlement.

I have women coming up to me and saying: 'I love your character! She's so empowered. She takes control she gets what she wants.' That's another side of her. And I respect that in Joan. She says and does things that I would never allow myself to do.

Speak gently but look out for your rights.